The Relevance of The Intimate Alliance of Religion and Good Education - written while Rizal
was in Ateneo
Implication: It is important to have the two because our belief system (personal religion) is only
meaningful only if coupled with good actions. It is important that what we believe is good should
be realized and also be seen in actions.
If you are not able to translate it into actions means that you are ignorant of it.
Similarities of all religions - Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Shinto (the belief of spirit gods),
Hinduism, and etc. = they arrive at certain commonality and that is to do good. The idea of
preserving something good.
Rizal in Berlin Germany:
Reasons: join the scientific circle, become member of men of scientific sciences, learn more
about sciences
Fr. Font and Fr. Rodriguez - (anti sa noli) said that whoever reads the novel will go to hell.
Rickshaw - reminds him of
oppression. It is the same as kalesa
here in PH but the only difference is
that instead of using horse, in Japan
they uses people.
Significant works while he is in London,
the annotation of Antonio Morga's works.
"Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas"
Why annotate? Because it provided the
readers the idea that weather or not they
are indios. To get the attention of the
masses that we are not indios/ignorant as what the Spaniards claim us to be.
Pre-Colonialism:
We have our own system of belief. Polytheistic (believing in many gods and goddesses) Monotheistic (one god).If we have our belief system then we are civilized people and that we
are not ignorant. Also, we do trade (business) even before the Spanish colonization. We do
barter (medium of exchange during ancient Philippines). No currency, but exchange of products.
Trial of Ordeal (justice system)
Indolence = laziness
Indios = ignorant
Filibustero = traydor
The Indolence of the Filipino People - justifying/negating the notion on laziness
Rizal justified that we do not want to move/do our best because of racial discrimination (factors
during Rizal's time)
The Philippines the Century After - Las Filipinas Dentro de Cien Anos - drives the prophetic
tendency of our national heroes. The Prophet in this case means he can foretell certain events
in advance.
Two important prophecy:
1. sooner or later we will be free from the hands of the oppressor - but then again there comes
the American
Wenceslao Retana (W. Retana) - from critic to avid supporter of Rizal
El Filibusterismo
Theme: revenge
Dedicated to GomBurZa. Their execution symbolizes
the autocratic rule of the Spaniards that even though
they are priests still they would be punished/killed if
they are against the Spanish government/rule. It
determines how powerful they are.
Noli vs. El Fili:
Ibarra is idealistic. Simoun is bitter and revengeful.
He is exposed to reality and his experiences.
Rivera - true love of Rizal, but other account says it was O-sei-san. There was also a debate if
Bracken was really the wife of Rizal or not.
The rest naa sa ppt. ALWAYS CAPS ANG ANSWER IF IDENTIFICATION