ENGAGE

ACTIVITY 1: MY DREAM CHARACTER

1. You have a dream to become someone who is influential, wealthy, and prominent in the society. You
also want to travel abroad, explore beautiful places, and meet extraordinary people. So, make it happen.

2. If you were to write a story, what kind of a protagonist character would you want to portray?

- There was a innocent boy who really wants to be successful in life especially becoming a Certified
Public Accountant. As he wants to achieve that kind of dream, he wants to focus and enjoy the small
progress he is making. He also wants to be a role model of this era that even a small progress, he can
still achieve his dreams. He wants also to travel, explore and enjoy adventurous moments. And that boy
is myself.

EXPLORE
ACTIVITY 1: VENN DIAGRAM COMPARISON
1. Research more about the personal background, ideology, frustrations, and goals of Ibarra and
Simoun.

2. In a venn diagram presentation you compare and contrast those aspects between Ibarra and Simoun.

Ibarra Simoun

Same desire and

Liberal mind and outspoken Infamous wealthy jeweler
goal
Studied Europe for 7 years Referred to as a brown cardinal
Spanish Mestizo Both characters
WearsofEuropean
a Clothing
story written by
Has a wealthy family Against the Spanish Government
Rizal
Wants improvement for
his country Aim for betterment

EXPLAIN
ACTIVITY 1: DECIPHERING NATIONALISTIC LINES
1. You review your understanding about the concepts of nation, nationalism and patriotism.

2. You interpret the selected lines of the characters of the Noli and Fili; and expound whether the
characters manifest nationalism or just mere patriotism. Explain why.

a. “... So they refuse to integrate you into the Spanish nation. So much the better! Take the lead in
forming your own individuality, try to lay the foundations of a Filipino nation... If they refuse to teach
you their language, then cultivate your own. Make it more widely known, keep alive our native culture
for our people, and instead of aspiring to be a mere province, aspire to be a nation...”

-According to this passage of the book, the Filipino people is recognized as a nation severally of the
Spanish Empire. With its own language and culture, the Filipino country will stand alone. Even within the
absence of the Spanish government, it's still a nation. I believe that this line exemplifies nationalism. The
message is that the Filipinos ought to rise for his or her rights as a nation, fight for them, and never bend
for acceptance as a spanish people.

b. “Ah, he too would like to die, to become nothing, to leave to his country a glorious name, to die for
her, defending her against foreign invaders, and let the sun afterwards shine on his dead body, an
immovable sentinel on the rocks of the seal”

- This sentence refers to giving one's life in service to the nation. This, in my opinion, suggests
nationalism. By definition, patriotism entails a readiness to provide one's life in defense of the nation, as
illustrated during this specific sentence from the book.

c. "O yes, I yield to no one in my love of country and in my progressive ideas, but... I cannot commit
myself. I do not know whether or not you realize my position; it is very delicate… I have may interest…”

- I notice as I work to completely comprehend the statement that this remark could be a conflict
between one's objectives and people of his country. He cannot merely quit his aspirations for that,
regardless of how much he loves his nation. This illustrates patriotism.

ELABORATE
ACTIVITY 1: HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDING: NOLI VS. FILI
1. Research about the historical background of Noli and Fili.

2. Research also the physical descriptions and content analyses of the two novels.
 NOLI ME TANGERE
Dr. José P. Rizal, a national hero of the
Philippines, released his first novel, Noli me
Tangere, in 1887 in Germany. The plot delves
deeply into Philippine society at the time of
Spanish colonization and depicts a nobility that
hides behind abject poverty and treatment of
colonialists. Noli was initially published in 1887
in Berlin, Germany. Rizal finished the book in
February of that year. According to one of
Rizal's biographers, Rizal first worried that the
book wouldn't be printed and would go unread.
He thought it would be difficult to pursue
printing the novel at the time because of his
financial struggles.
There are 438 pages, 63 chapters. Noli Me
Tangere is a kind of a Novel, Satire, Philippine
History. The purpose and intention of Rizal in
writing the Noli Me Tangere is to demonstrate
how the Filipino people lived under the Spanish
colonial time and the screams and miseries of
his countrymen against cruel officials; to
examine what religion and belief can truly bring
to everyday lives; to defend Filipino people
from foreign allegations of folly and ignorance.
EL FILIBUSTERISMO
Rizal dedicated his book El Filibusterismo to the
three martyred priests Mariano Gomez, Jose
Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, expressing his
belief that the Spanish government had treated
them unfairly and caused their deaths. José
Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines, wrote
his second book, which is also known by its
alternative English title, The Reign of Greed.
Like the first book, it is the sequel to Noli Me
Tángere and was written in Spanish. It was first
printed in Ghent in 1891. Thus, the threats and
injustices he and his family experienced as a
result of the Noli and the alleged Calamba
agrarian trouble served as the backdrop against
which the novel was written.
There are 338 pages, 39 chapters. El
FIlibusterismo is a kind of Novel and fiction. The
three martyred priests Mariano Gomez, Jose
Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, whose deaths left
an irreparable mark on his mind, are honored in
the dedication of Filibusterismo. Fili seeks to
educate society and bring Filipinos closer to the
truth, much like Noli Me Tangere did. Rizal
wrote the book to highlight the flaws in
Philippine society during the Spanish colonial
era because of his unwavering love for his
homeland. Because the novel depicted illegal
activities, the Spaniards at the time forbade the
Filipinos from reading the contentious book.
3. Why did Noli and Fili create a storm; and threaten the life of Jose Rizal?

- Following the beginning of the Philippine Revolution, that was sparked by his writings, he was place to
death by the Spanish colonial authorities for the crime of insurrection. The Spanish government
perceived Rizal's work as motion a threat that might ignite a revolt and revolution within the Philippines.
In terms of national identity, the Catholic religion and its influence on Filipino choice, government
problems with corruption, abuse, and discrimination, and on a bigger scale, problems concerning the
impact of establishment that drove the Spanish Government crazy and left the society in chaos, each of
Rizal's novels had a big impact on Philippine society.