History of the title:

Noli me tangere ('touch me not') is the Latin version of a phrase spoken. It is the first novel
written by Filipino patriot and national hero Dr. José P. Rizal in 1887 and published in Germany.
The story line goes detailed with the society of the Philippines during Spanish colonial period and
features aristocracy behind poverty and abuse of colonialists.
In the novel's dedication, Rizal explains that there was once a type of cancer so terrible that the
sufferer could not bear to be touched, and the disease was called Noli Me Tangere (Latin: “do not
touch me”). He believed that his homeland was similarly afflicted.

Chapters of Noli Me Tangere:

Noli me Tangere is subdivided into 63 chapters, each are simultaneous from one
another and explored lives of different characters embedded into single time frame
and has interconnections. Originally, Noli me Tangere has 64 chapters. The removed
chapter, now referred to as Chapter X (Chapter "eks"), was titled Eliás y Salomé
(Elias and Salome), was not included in any Noli publication. Rizal intended to
remove the chapter from the whole novel, primarily because of financial measures.

Main Characters:
1. Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin
He's also known as Ibarra, is a Filipino-Spanish businessman and the only descendent of rich Spaniard
Don Rafael Ibarra. He was born and raised in the Philippines but spent seven years of his childhood
studying in Europe. Those years kept him from learning what was going on in his nation.
When he returned to the Philippines, he discovered that his father had died and that his remains had been (allegedly)
relocated to a Chinese cemetery (but the body ended up in a river). He heard stories about how helpful and nice his father
was and determined to honor his father's memory by doing what his father did.

2. Mara Clara de Los Santos y Alba

The setting's most strong yet weakest female representative. When one thinks about Noli, the name Mara
Clara conjures up images of the perfect Filipino woman. Mara Clara is the novel's main female character.
Capitán Tiago and Doa Pa Alba are her parents. Doa Pa died while giving birth to Maria Clara. Tya Isabél,
Capitán Tiago's cousin, guided and supervised the impoverished child's development.

3. Dámaso Verdolagas (often known as Padre Damaso or Father Damaso)

He is a Franciscan, was the previous curate of San Diego's parish church. He served as curate for over two
decades until being succeeded by the considerably younger Padre Salvi. Padre Damaso was well-known for
his friendship with the Ibarra family, so Crisóstomo was taken aback by what the former priest had done to
Don Rafaél. There are also allegations that he had a connection with Donya Pia and that he is Maria Clara's
biological father.

4. Elias
He came from the family which the Ibarra clan had oppressed for generations. He grew up in a wealthy
family until he discovered something that changed his life forever. Elias and Ibarra continued supporting
each other until Elias sacrificed himself to help him one last time. He was shot by the guards (mistakenly took as Ibarra
trying to dive down the river and escape) and slowly died.

Genre of Noli Me Tangere:

Noli Me Tangere, a fictional novel with some real-life

places in the country, is constructed by Rizal by
adding a few fictional places and people to represent
the small barrios and slice-of-life activities. A story
that is not found or based on reality. A satire is a genre
that uses exaggeration, humor, irony, or ridicule to
expose human stupidity or vices. This is an excellent
genre to use if the story revolves around politics or
major issues. Purpose of Noli Me Tangere:
To defend the Filipino people from allegation of ignorance and folly
made by foreigners to depict the lives of the Filipino people during
the Spanish Colonial Period as well as the screams and suffering of his
people against oppressive officials to talk about how religion and
belief actually affect daily life and to openly display the wrong doings
of Filipinos that contributed to greater failure while exposing the
cruelties, fraud and corruption of the phony administration to
awaken the mind of every Filipino about the oppressive behavior of
the Spanish government, and also to vanish the slavery act to Indio’s
by pursuing them to fight for their country's glory.

One Effect of Noli Me Tangere in the Present Days:

This novel written by Jose Rizal will be able to educate us
about the value of wisdom, to provide justice, and love for
our country. Noli Me Tangere is being taught in schools to
teach students how to love their country and to promote
Nationalism and to empower them to be the innovators who
will prevent history from being repeated. But still the
conflicts that were prominent in the novel such as corruption,
injustice, poverty, and abuse of the power, are still a problem
today.
Rizal's Life and Works

Submitted by Group 1
Members:
Alcantara, Melroe Adriane
Alvez, Danica
Amar, Mariella Francesca
Bajamonde, Christian Dave
Bautista, Jonalyn
Calalin, Rovelyn
Denolan, Cindy
Gaspar, Austin Joshua
Lazaro, Nicole
Longalong, Ariane Danielle
Lugo, Lester
Malicdem, Keannu
Mariano, Maria Jhoannel
Ng, Pauline Rose
Panganiban, Justine Moira