TASK 10 readings in the life and works of dr, jose p. rizal PDF

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TASK 10 - PAGE 117 (BSMA 2B _ GEVE R. LIBERTAD)II. Noli and colonial society Complete the table below by identifying what the major characters in Noli Me Tangere symbolize to colonial Philippine societyCharacter Symbolism Crisostomo Ibarra Crisostomo Ibarra exemplified the vision that Jose Rizal had...

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TASK 10 - PAGE 117 (BSMA 2B _ GEVE R. LIBERTAD) II. Noli and colonial society Complete the table below by identifying what the major characters in Noli Me Tangere symbolize to colonial Philippine society

Character Crisostomo Ibarra

Maria Clara

Capitan Tiago

Padre Damaso Sisa

Pilosopo Tasyo

Dona Victorina

Basilio

Symbolism Crisostomo Ibarra exemplified the vision that Jose Rizal had aimed for the youth of the Philippines during his time. Others attribute Ibarra as Rizal’s reflection of himself. Maria Clara symbolizes the purity and innocence of a sheltered native woman during the time of Spanish occupation. She does not value material things that were abundantly bestowed upon her by admirers and family alike but holds in high esteem her parents’ honor and the promise she had given to her sweetheart. Capitan Tiago was a typical character during the time of Jose Rizal. He is a rich native-born Filipino who rubbed elbows with the powers that be during that time. He symbolizes the rich Filipinos who oppress their fellow countrymen in exchange for the influence and the riches that they might gain from their powerful associations. He symbolizes the Spanish friars of Rizal's time and is a comment on the Spanish control of the Philippines. Sisa is thought to have represented the motherland who was suffering as her character have suffered with the loss of her children. The tragic events that ruined her life represented the abuse that the motherland received from her colonizers. Tasio symbolizes the learned Filipinos who had once embraced the culture of the Spanish regime. They eventually became disenchanted when they return to the Philippines and observe the stark contrast their countrymen receive from their colonizers. The more they turn to learning, the more they become eccentric to the masses they seek to enlighten. As one of the lesser evils in the novel, Doña Victorina symbolizes those who have a distorted view of their identity. Everything that is indigenous is inferior and everything foreign as superior. It is the comedic form of ‘’colonial mentality’’. He represents the young educated Filipinos who are apathetic to the needs of the society....