Noli Me Tangere, published in 1887, is a novel by José Rizal that critiques Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines and aims to enlighten Filipinos about their suffering and injustices, expressed through a love story. Its sequel, El Filibusterismo, published in 1891, continues this critique with a darker tone focused on revenge and social reform, featuring the character Simoun, who seeks justice for the oppressed. Both novels serve to inspire national consciousness and reform among Filipinos, highlighting the corrupt practices of Spanish authorities.

1. Comparison of Noli and
EL Fili

2. Difference of Noli and El Fili
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3. Noli Me Tangere
Noli Me Tangere
• Noli Me Tangere, novel by Filipino political activist and author José Rizal,
published in 1887. The book, written in Spanish, is a sweeping and
passionate unmasking of the brutality and corruption of Spanish rule in the
Philippines (1565–1898).

4. Noli Me Tangere
• Is a love story or a romantic novel, dedicated to our motherland
• In the novel’s dedication, Rizal explains that there was once a type of cancer so
terrible that the sufferer could not bear to be touched, and the disease was thus
called noli me tangere (Latin: “do not touch me”). He believed that his homeland
was similarly afflicted.
• Its description of the cruelty of Spanish rule was a catalyst for the movement for
independence in the country. It later came to be regarded as a classic of Philippine
literature, though it is more frequently read in English or Tagalog translation than in
its original Spanish.

5. The purpose of the book Noli Me Tangere
• To defend Filipino people from foreign accusations of foolishness and lack of
knowledge.
• To show how the Filipino people lives during Spanish colonial period and the cries
and woes of his countrymen against abusive officials.
• To discuss what religion and belief can really do to everyday lives.
• The theme of Noli Me Tangere seems to expose the exploitations committed by the
Spanish friars and government officials. The various friars in the book were
arrogant, condescending to the Filipinos, and greedy

6. Why did Rizal wrote his novel Noli Me
Tangere?
• JOSÉ Rizal wrote the Noli Me Tangere for the benefit of the Indios. But it
was not meant for Indios to read. The mere fact that he wrote it in the
Spanish language and not Tagalog tells us that he had a different audience in
mind.
• Rizal and his contemporaries in the Propaganda Movement, who lived in
Europe, apparently liked and fell in love with the idea of bringing liberal
Spain to the Philippines.

7. El Filibusterismo
• El Filibusterismo, also known by its English title The Reign of Greed, is
the second novel written by Jose Rizal and the sequel to Noli Me Tangere.
Published in 1891, it continues the Noli's criticisms of the abuses and
corruption perpetrated by the Spanish government.

8. El Filibusterismo
• Is a political novel associated with revenge and anger and is dedicated to
GOMBURZA. The first is more on action and motion, the latter is thoughtful,
discursive and dialectal.
• El Filibusterismo's theme seems to focus on how to reach a social reform and
revolution.
• El Filibusterismo is considered one of the most influential novels written by Jose
Rizal because the novel also portrays the abuse, corruption, and discrimination of
the Spaniards towards Filipinos.

9. El Filibusterismo
• The protagonist of El Filibusterismo is a jeweler named Simoun. This is the new
identity of Crisostomo Ibarra. In the prequel Noli, he escapes the ranks of the
persecuting soldiers. It is revealed in the story that Crisostomo dug up his buried
treasure, fled to Cuba, became richer and richer, and became friends with Spanish
officials.
• The story of El Filibusterismo began with a steamer sailing from the Pasig River
down Manila to Laguna De Bay. Among the passengers was Simoun; Doña
Victorina, a local pro-Hispanic woman, planned to go to Laguna to find her
husband Tiburcio de Espadaña, fearful of his wife.

10. The purpose of the book El Filibusterismo
• To defend Filipino people from foreign accusations of foolishness and lack
of knowledge.
• To show how the Filipino people live during Spanish colonial period and the
cries and woes of his countrymen against abusive officials.

11. Why did Rizal wrote
El Filibusterismo?
• Rizal wrote El Filibusterismo in dedication to the three martyred priests
Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, expressing conviction
that their treatment and deaths at the hands of the Spanish authorities was
unjust.

12. What is the reason why Rizal wrote the two
novels?
• Jose wrote two novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo to show
people how the Philippines were being bondaged by Spain. Jose made the
Philippine League to get their first reform group and to get their freedom
from Spain

13. What is the similarities of Noli Me Tangere
and El Filibusterismo?
• Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo have similarities in terms of aim and
purpose. Both aim to enlighten the Filipinos on what is happening in the
country. They want the people to fight for their country and have the total
freedom.

14. In the two novels, the essence of Rizal’s nationalism is best understood
through the keen study of the characters. Through their dialogue and actions,
in their ideas and ideals, or in the lack of these are seen Rizal’s range of vision,
his concept of love of country, his appeal for reforms, his attitude towards the
friars, and his views on the weaknesses of the Filipinos.

15. REFERENCES
• https://www.mvorganizing.org/what-are-the-different-of-noli-me-tangere-and-el-
filibusterismo/#:~:text=Noli%20is%20a%20love%20story,is%20thoughtful%2C%20discursive%20and%20
dialectal.
• https://prezi.com/azsmdrzyrpao/prezi-on-the-comparison-and-contrast-between-the-themes-of-noli-and-
fili/
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Social-
Cancer#:~:text=The%20Social%20Cancer%2C%20original%20title,Philippines%20(1565%E2%80%93189
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• https://noli-me-tangere.fandom.com/wiki/El_Filibusterismo
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354579/plotsummary
• https://graduateway.com/comparison-of-noli-metangere-and-el-filibusterismo/