SALUBAYBA, SEAN GREN B.

11/12/23

RZ101 – B346 SIR FREDDIERICK MANALO

SUMMARY OF EL FILIBUSTERISMO

In El Filibusterismo, Crisostomo Ibarra makes a return as Simoun. In the thirteen years that
elapsed between the events of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, Ibarra departed the
Philippines and distinguished himself as a prosperous jeweler. He returned to the Philippines as
Senor Simoun, growing a beard. It seems he has long since given up on the idea of ending Spain's
dictatorship with words and diplomacy. He becomes furious and hungry for revenge for all the
mistreatment our country suffered during the Spanish dictatorship. And when he finds out at the
end of the novel that his sweetheart, Maria Clara, died at the convent, it makes him even more
angry.

The novel El Filibusterismo, or the reign of greediness, was the author of our national hero Jose
Rizal's second outstanding achievement. It was devoted to Gomes, Burgos, and Zamora, the three
martyr friars. Like the first noble, Jose Rizal faced challenges when writing the second book in the
Noli Mi Tangere sequel. It was written in a language other than English. He began writing the story
in October while enrolled at Calamba, Laguna, medical school in 1860.

On the other hand, considering the protagonist's will to see the revolution through to completion,
it seems that independence can be obtained via revolution. However, Simoun's planned rebellion
fails at the story's conclusion, implying in later chapters that freedom must be won without the
use of force.

The mentioned novel is meant for the government, which holds the Filipino people accountable,
to help them understand, feel, and support their desire to realize the true meaning of freedom
and national rights.