Noli me tangere: A Diagnosis of Filipino Society

Chapter 11

LAZARO, Nasser

GOROSPE, Ma. Katherine

GULARIZA, Zamsi Mae

INOCENCIO, Lengen

A PROPOSAL ON

WRITING A NOVEL ABOUT

THE PHILIPPINES

Lazaro

• During the course of Rizal’s stay in several European

cities, he cited that Filipinos were practically an unknown

nation (Guerrero, 1998).

• Thus, during Paris Exposition of 1889, Rizal encouraged

his fellow expatriates to call themselves Indios Bravos.

Indios Bravos

The Exposition Universelle de 1889 was a highly

successful international exhibition and one of the few

world's fairs to make a profit.

• Rizal presented a proposal on writing a novel about the

Philippines to the Circulo-Hispano Filipino on 21 March

1887.

• One year after, Pedro Paterno’s Ninay was published with

its subtitle Costumbres Filipinas (Philippine Customs).

• Ninay is considered as the first Philippine novel

published in 1908. It portrayed the richness of the

Philippine environment and culture through intertwined

narratives and descriptions of the countries sights and

rituals.

IDEAS ON WRITING A

NOVEL ABOUT THE

PHILIPPINES

Lazaro

Sources of Idea

• Luna’s El Spoliarium

• Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• Sue’s The Wandering Jew

Luna’s El Spoliarium (often misspelled as “Spolarium”)

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue

THE WRITING OF THE

NOLI ME TANGERE

Inocencio

THE FILIPINO SOCIETY AS

PICTURED IN THE NOLI

Gulariza

RIZAL’S DIAGNOSIS OF

FILIPINO SOCIETY

Gulariza

FIRST REACTIONS TO THE

NOLI; ATTACKS &

DEFENSES

Gorospe

Chapter 11

LAZARO, Nasser

GOROSPE, Ma. Katherine

GULARIZA, Zamsi Mae

INOCENCIO, Lengen

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2017.

http://unveilingrizal.weebly.com/los-indios-bravos.html. Accessed 05 January 2017.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/47244581/NINAY. Accessed 05 January 2017.

http://tagaloglang.com/spolarium-painting-by-juan-luna/. Accessed 05 January 2017.

https://www.pinterest.com/explore/harriet-beecher-stowe/. Accessed 05 January 2017.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wandering-jew-eug-ne-sue/1100209789. Accessed 05 January 2017.

Works Cited:

Garcia, Carlito, Ed.D., et al. Rizal and the Development of

Filipino Nationalism (Revised Edition). Book Atbp.

Publishing Corp., 2011.

Romero, Ma. Corona. Rizal and Philippine Nationalism.

Neotek Publishing, 2011.