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THE PUBLICATION OF


NOLI
ME
TANGERE
Scathing, full-scale indictment of the
Philippine political and religious

regime
 Proclamation of the Gospel
of Filipino nationalism
 Call to the regeneration of
the Filipino people
Discussion between Elias and
Ibarra about Revolution

Elias
 At first the voice of revolution, pleading the
impossibility of obtaining justice under the
existing system the hopelessness of winning
reforms from Spain

Ibarra
 Argues for patience, for trust in good intentions
of the government and for the need of the light of
education

Rizal’s book relentlessly


“unmasks” contemporary
Spaniards in the Philippines
of every stripe

Rizal balances the national
portrait by highlighting the virtues
and good qualities of the unspoiled
Filipino
The Good qualities of unspoiled
Filipinos

 The modesty and devotion of the Filipino
woman
 The unstinting hospitality of the Filipino
family
 The devotion of parents to their children and
children to their parents
 The deep sense of gratitude
 the solid common sense of many untutored
Filipino peasants
N
Therefore, oli me

Tangere is not merely an
attack on the Spanish
colonial regime; it is a
charter of nationalism
It calls Filipino to recover his
self confidence

 To appreciate his worth
 To return to the heritage
of his ancestors
 To assert himself as equal
of the Spaniards
Political Vocabulary and Concepts
Mentions of “Spanish” and “Filipino” terms in Noli Me Tangere
  Total Narrator’s No. of characters
Frequency use of term using term
of mention
Espana(s) 39 7 11
La Peninsula 4 - 3
Espanoles (peninsulares) 24 14  7 
Espanoles (+creoles) 3 - 2
Espanoles (vague) 25 9 4
Espanol/a (adj.) 14 7 7
Filipinas (place) 58 20 14
Filipino(s) (n.) 21 18 3
Filipino/a (adj.) 12 7 2

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