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Assignment #9

1. How do Rizal and his works related to Philippine nationalism?

His novels awakened Philippine nationalism for him, “the pen was mightier than the sword.”
And through his writings, he exposed the corruption and wrongdoings of government officials
as well as the Spanish friars. As part of his reforms, he even called for the inclusion of the
Philippines to become a province of Spain.

2. What is the ideal of Rizal on nationalism?

Jose Rizal’s ideals were a product and composite of the teachings of what is known as the
philosophy of Enlightenment. That stage of philosophy marked the dawn of the eighteenth
century in Europe and continued to the 19th century.
Friar injustices and Spanish misrule. Jose Rizal’s writings transformed his stature from a writer
and propagandist against social and religious injustices of Spanish rule in the P hilippines that
made him into a national hero.
Highly intellectually gifted, he came from a well-to-do family that valued education. He was
the only sibling (among 10) to go to Spain for studies. Thus, so much was sacrificed to get him
to achieve.