ACTIVITY NO.

Name: SANTIAGO, PETER JOHN MAR B. Instructor: MR. JERVIN QUICHO

Year & Section: BS Psychology-4B Date: 12/04/2022

Direction: Answer the following questions in a brief manner but substantial. Write it in a
notebook and send it to me through taking picture of your work.

Part One: Identify the following symbol and write each corresponding description. Write
your answer on the space provided.

SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
1. Silhouette of a Filipina The Filipina silhouette is thought to be Maria
Clara or the "Inang Bayan" to whom Rizal
dictates the novel.
2. Helmet of a Guardia Civil The helmet of a guardia civil constitutes the
arrogance of those in authority.
3. Hairy Legs The hairy legs represent the Legend of the
Wolf, in which the wolf's shape shifts, much
like friars conceal their true nature and
character.
4. Flogs (Suplina) Flogs (Suplina) are used for self-flagellation,
and like the whip, they portray the cruelty of
Guardia Civil.
5. Whip Whip represents the abuses and cruelties
committed by the Spaniards and friars as
depicted in the novel.
6. Bamboo Stalks Bamboo stalks depict Filipino resilience—that
even in the face of adversity, Filipinos can
stand tall and firm.
7. Chain Chain symbolizes slavery and imprisonment.
8. Cross/Crucifix The cross or crucifix represents the Catholic
faith as it rises above “Inang Bayan” and
Filipinos (showing dominance). It also
symbolizes suffering and death.
9. Burning Torch The burning torch refers to the Olympic torch,
which pertains to the awakening of Filipino
consciousness, which also sheds light on the
text of the manuscript.
10. Pomelo Blossoms and Laurel Pomelo blossoms and laurel leaves represent
Leaves faith, honor, and fidelity, which are values
Rizal wishes Filipinos to embody.
 Pomelos are commonly used to scent the air
during prayers and cleansing rituals.
Laurel leaves are used as crowns during the
Greek Olympics to honor the best.
11. Sunflower The sunflower symbolizes a new beginning,
and it is compared to happiness, which
appears to be always bowing down.
12. Rizal's Signature Rizal's signature shows that Rizal experienced
and witnessed the ills and abuses that
happened during his time.
13. Shoes The shoes represent wealth, and they also
depict the footprints left by friars in teaching
Catholicism.

Part Two. Application

A. Concept Map
1. Read the summary of Noli Me Tangere.
2. Identify the major characters.
5. Attached here is the reference of the story http://www.joserizal.ph/in01.html or
https://noypi.com.ph/noli-me-tangere-buod/
 MAJOR CHARACTERS OF Doña Victorina
NOLI ME TANGERE Doña Victorina de los Reyes de Espadana is the
woman who pretended to be a meztisa (a Spanish
woman born in the Philippines) and dreamed of
marrying a Spaniard, which she did when she
married Don Tiburcio. Doña Victorina represents
people in the present with Colonial mentality that
admires other’s culture and insults her own.
Sisa
Narcisa is the mother of Basilio and Crispin, and
is married to Pedro. Described as beautiful and
young, although she loves her children very much,
she cannot protect them from the beatings of her
husband. She went insane after losing her sons.
She portrays a mother's unconditional love for her
child in the Philippines.

Crispin and Basilio

Pilosopong Tasio
Don Anastacio, also known as Filosofo Tacio is
described to as a philosopher/sage because his
thoughts were in tune with the townspeople's
brains. On the other hand, if his thoughts ran
counter to popular opinion, he was labelled the
Imbecile Tacio (or Tasyong Sintu-sinto) or Lunatic
Tacio (Tasyong Baliw). Pilosopo Tasyo is
Rizal’s representation of his brother Paciano,
who gives valuable advice to him.
Crisostomo Ibarra
Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin is a Filipino-
Spanish descendent of Don Rafael Ibarra, a
wealthy Spaniard and the love interest of Maria
Clara. He was born and raised in the Philippines,
but spent seven years studying in Europe during
his adolescence. Crisostomo Ibarra represented
Rizal himself and he symbolizes the idealism of
the privileged youth.
Elias
Elias is Ibarra’s mysterious friend and ally. He
belonged to a family that had been subjugated for
generations by the Ibarra dynasty. Despite the
fact that Ibarra's family oppressed him, he owes
him nothing. Elias made his first appearance as a
pilot during a picnic of Ibarra and Maria Clara and
her friends. Elias represents the common
Filipino who is not only aware of the injustices
done to their countrymen but would also like to
deliver them from their oppressors.
A young boy studying to be a church caretaker,
Crispín and his brother Basilio work
ceaselessly to send support money to their
beleaguered mother, Sisa who is married to a
drunken gambler who provides nothing in the way
of financial or even emotional support. They were
the representation of innocent people who are
falsely accused, those who take the blame
helplessly because of poverty and lack of power.

Maria Clara Kapitan Tiago

Maria Clara de Los Santos y Alba is the most
beautiful and widely celebrated girl in San Diego.
She was raised by Kapitan Tiago de los Santos.
Since childhood, Mara Clara has been Ibarra's
beloved. She is the illegitimate daughter of Padre
Damaso and Pia Alba. Maria Clara is the image of
the ideal Filipino woman and Rizal’s
representation of Leonor Rivera for being the
childhood friend and love interest of Ibarra, also
hindrances broke their relationship.
Don Santiago de los Santos is a Filipino
businessman and the cabeza de barangay
(barangay head) of the town of San Diego. He is
also known as the father of Maria Clara. It is said
that he is the richest man in the region of Binondo
and he possessed real properties in Pampanga
and Laguna de Bay. He represents the Filipinos
during the Spanish times in the Philippines who
submitted themselves to the whims of the
authorities to secure their personal interests.

Padre Damaso Padre Salvi

Damaso Verdolagas was a Franciscan priest who
served as the curate of San Diego's parish
church. He is notorious for speaking with harsh
words, highhandedness, and his cruelty during his
ministry in the town. Padre Damaso is a typical of
a domineering friar during the days of Rizal, who
was arrogant, corrupt, and immoral anti-Filipino.
Bernardo Salví is a secret admirer of Maria Clara.
He was identified by Rizalists as Padre Antonio
Piernavieja, the hated Augustinian friar in Cavite
who was killed by the patriots during the
Revolution. Padre Salvi represents those people
in power that manipulates the weak and the poor
for their personal agendas.
 3. Plot the story according to the sequence.

Noli Me Tangere Summary

Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin, known as Ibarra, has been studying in Europe for
the past seven years despite being a mestizo Filipino. When he returns to the Philippines, his
friend, a prominent man named Kapitan Tiago, hosts a reunion dinner for him. Ibarra had been
in Europe for so long that he had no idea what was going on in the country. Padre Damaso,
whom Ibarra thought was friends with his father, treats him poorly at dinner, which surprises
Ibarra.

As Ibarra is walking home from the dinner, another family friend, Senior Guevara, follows
him and tells him that Ibarra’s father died in prison after a campaign of slander against him, and
that Padre Damaso had a hand in his death. Padre Damaso had accused the elder Ibarra of not
going to confession, and after Rafael Ibarra inadvertently killed a man who beat a young boy, he
was imprisoned and attacked with accusations of subversion and heresy. Guevara tried to clear
his name, but he died in prison before he could be freed. The younger Ibarra is shocked, but
unsure of what to do. He goes to visit his old lover, Maria Clara, but as Maria mentions Ibarra’s
family, Ibarra is put off.

Instead of seeking vengeance, Ibarra seeks to follow in his father's peaceful footsteps.
He intends to establish a public school after meeting with a schoolmaster who knew his father.
The schoolmaster, on the other hand, warns him that Padre Damaso meddles in the school
system, preventing students from learning Spanish and demanding that he beat the students.
Ibarra pitches the school idea to town officials, pretending to want to collaborate on it, and they
agree.

Meanwhile, Crispin and Basilio work as sextons in the church to support their
impoverished mother, Sisa, who is abused by their father. When Crispin is falsely accused of
stealing, the brothers are forced to work even harder. Crispin is severely beaten when he
protests, while Basilio escapes. He returns the next day to look for his brother but is unable to
locate him. Sisa searches for both of her sons, going insane as she wanders the area looking
for them.

Ibarra seeks solace at his father's grave. He is astounded to learn that his father's body
was removed and allegedly buried in a Chinese cemetery on the orders of the town's curate,
Padre Damaso.

During the town's festivities, Ibarra and the officials hope to bless the new school after a
sermon by Padre Damaso. During the sermon, a mysterious man named Elias approaches
Ibarra and warns him of a murder plot. Elias had been the boatman on an earlier excursion
Ibarra had taken with friends, but Ibarra later discovered he was a wanted fugitive.
 Padre Damaso invites himself to a dinner hosted by Ibarra that night. He specifically
insults indigenous Filipinos and Ibarra's father. Ibarra punches Padre Damaso, but Maria Clara
stops him before he can kill him.

Maria Clara becomes ill after Ibarra is excommunicated. She was then reengaged to a
new man after her spineless father canceled her wedding to Ibarra. Meanwhile, the novel's
highest Spanish official, Captain General, manages to lift Ibarra's excommunication, infuriating
the clergy. Padre Salvi, who is in love with Maria Clara, plots with Lucas, the brother of a man
killed in the plot to kill Ibarra at the festival, to frame Ibarra for a rebellion, organizing people with
grievances against the colonial government and telling them that Ibarra is leading the revolt.
Padre Salvi warns everyone just before the attack, claiming that someone told him about it in
confession.

Ibarra has been imprisoned after being found guilty on the basis of a letter he wrote to
Maria Clara before leaving for Europe years ago. Elias rescues him once more, breaking him
out of prison and transporting him to Maria Clara. She claims she gave Padre Salvi the letter
that led to Ibarra's conviction because he blackmailed her, knowing her true father is Padre
Damaso and threatening to reveal this information. Ibarra receives her heartfelt apology.

Elias and Ibarra row away, but they soon realize they are being pursued by another
boat, which will soon catch up with them. Elias jumps from the boat to confuse their pursuers,
who mistake him for Ibarra and attempt to shoot him while the real Ibarra flees. They appear to
have murdered him, but they never see his body.

Maria Clara informs Padre Damaso that she is unable to marry Linares, with whom she
is now engaged, and threatens to commit suicide if she is not allowed to enter a convent. She
can't bear the thought of marrying another man because a newspaper reported Ibarra was
dead. Padre Damaso reluctantly agrees.

Basilio wanders away from the cabin where he's been staying with an adoptive family on
Christmas Eve in search of his mother, Sisa. He locates her mother, but Sisa does not
recognize him and flees. Finally, Basilio catches her, and she faints, dying of shock after finally
recognizing him. Elias appears, telling Basilio that he is about to die and requesting that his
body be burned alongside Sisa's on a funeral pyre. "I die without seeing the light of dawn shine
on my country... You, who will see it, welcome it for me... Don't forget those who fell during the
night," he says.
 4. Discuss only the particular issue arises through concept map.

Isolation
The majority of the characters in Noli Me Tangere are isolated from various
opportunities. Because of this isolation, the Spaniards were able to fabricate
credentials that no one could check or verify. Filipinos are harmed by this isolation
because corruption is rampant, forcing them to travel all the way to Europe to pursue
education or other opportunities. The novel also emphasizes religious isolation. When
Padre Damaso, his town's priest, turns against him, the elder Ibarra is cut off from the
rest of the community, and these events eventually lead to his death, demonstrating
the profound consequences of this type of isolation. Finally, Pilosopong Tasio, the
character who is perceived to be insane, isolates himself from the rest of the San
Diego community, allowing him to pursue his free-thinking ideas.

Power
Religion The majority of the issues in Noli Me Tangere revolve around power
The most obvious manifestation of Catholicism in Noli Me Tangere struggles and abuses of power. Padre Salvi and the ensign each
is the church's organized system and hierarchy. Even clergy, use their power to try to undermine the authority of the other. Rafael
ISSUES ARISES Ibarra was labeled a "heretic and subversive" and sentenced to
however, do not always believe in their religious ideals. Padre Salvi,
for instance, is lustful despite being a priest, and he appears to care
IN NOLI ME death in prison because his religious beliefs differed from those of
only about his position because of the power it grants him. TANGERE the organized church. Padre Damaso later ordered that his body be
Furthermore, the seemingly devout Kapitan Tiago is only interested exhumed from the cemetery. Similarly, the younger Ibarra is
in religion as a means of gaining power, and he creates the image of excommunicated as a result of Padre Damaso's grudge against him,
being devout by paying others to pray for him. costing him his engagement and social standing. Throughout the
novel, both the church and the government fight for power.

Education
Education is portrayed as an important means of combating oppression in Noli Me
Tangere. Despite his mestizo heritage, Ibarra has emerged as a prominent and
respected member of the community as a result of the education he received in
Europe, which enabled him to create new opportunities for the next generation of
Filipino youth by establishing a school for them. However, education has its limitations.
Despite his high education, Tasio is mocked by the majority of society because his
values and ideas are unconventional. Furthermore, Rizal demonstrates that the
revolutionary potential of education is also limited. Despite his education, Ibarra is
unaware of the extent of Filipino oppression in colonial society, and he requires
extensive informal education from his friend Elias before he can truly be proud to be a
"subversive."

Bibliographies

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