Comparison of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

COMPARISON OF NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO NOLI ME TANGERE EL FILIBUSTERISMO
1. Inspiration For Writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe‘S Novel
• Inspired by what the word filibustero connoted in relation to the circumstances obtaining in his time, and his spirits dampened by the tragic execution of the three martyred priests
• Motivated by Calamba Affair
2. English Meaning Of The Title Touch Me Not ( do not touch me ) The Reign Of Greed
3. Places Where It Was Written Madrid, Spain
Paris
Germany
Wilhelmsfeld
London,
Madrid
Paris
Biarritz

4. Year It Was First Written 1884 1887
5. Place And Year The Unpolished Version Was Completed 1886 Biarritz In On March 29, 1891
6. Place And Year The Polished Version Was Completed Berlin, Germany
1887 Sept. 18, 1891
Ghent, Belgium

7. Numbers Of Chapters 64 Chapters And An Epilogue 38 Chapters
8. To Whom It Was Dedicated To The Fatherland- Philippines Gomburza
9. Publication Financer/Savior Maximo Viola Valentin Ventura

10. Publication Printing Press Berliner Buchdruckrei-Action-Gesselschaft F. Meyer- Van Loo Press

11. Token For The Financer The galley proofs of the noli carefully rolled around the pen that he used in writing it and a complimentary copy with the following inscriptions:
“To My Dear Friend, Maximo Viola, The First To Read And Appreciate My Work – Jose Rizal” Rizal gave the Fili’s original manuscript to Ventura. Ventura kept the manuscript as a souvenir for his family.
12. Critics Of The Novel • The Special Committee Of The Faculty Of The University Of Sto. Tomas Condemned The Novel As Heretical, Impious And Scandalous At The Request Of Archbishop Pedro Payo.
• The Committee And The Archbishop Deemed It Harmful To The Spanish Government Here In The Philippines.
• 28 December 1887: Fray Salvador Fort (Cura Ng Tondo And Head Of The Permanent Commission Of Sensorship); Prohibited The Circulation Of The Book.
• Opposition And Negative Publicity Lead To Curiosity Of The Public. = More People Read The Book = Increase Awareness
• Caiingat Cayo (Beware): Jose Rodriguez; Pamphlet Claiming That Reading The Noli Will Cause The Reader To Commit The Mortal Sin, Heresy. • Dominican Friars Of The University Of Santo Tomas
• Spanish Government
13. Defenders Of The Novel • Caiigat Cayo (Be Slippery As An Eel): Marcelo H. Del Pilar (Penname: Dolores Mangsat); Counters Caiingat Cayo. Took On The Same Format As Caiingat Blumentritt, Jaena, Palma
14. Political Message Of The Novel • The Present System In The Philippines Can Lead To The Downfall Of
Spain.
• The Spanish Colonial Government Was Arbitrary, Cruel And Lacking In
Justice And Responsibility.
• The Spanish Government Should Grant The Filipino’s Desired
Assimilation • In the hope of securing political and social reforms for his country he was doing so while educating his countrymen, by publishing several works that bears enlightenment for the supressed.
15. Impact Of The Novel • awaken the feelings of his countrymen • This led himself, his relatives and countrymen into trouble with the Spanish officials of the country