Noli Me Tangere Flashcards

Flashcards covering the characters, themes, and symbols in Noli Me Tangere.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe about the abuse of black slaves in America that inspired Rizal.

1884

The year Rizal’s Filipino group of friends in Madrid whom Rizal proposed to collaborate with on a novel about the Philippines.

Paternos (Pe,Ma,Ant) and Graciano Lopez Jaena

Friends of Rizal who approved of the idea of writing on Philippine life but preferred to write about women and other things.

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Writer and political activist who volunteered to be the proofreader and consultant for Noli Me Tangere.

Upper Triangle (Noli Me Tangere Cover)

Symbolizes Rizal's past life.

Silhouette of a Filipina

Represents Maria Clara or Inang Bayan, to whom Rizal dedicated his novel.

Cross or Crucifix

Represents the Catholic Church's dominance and symbolizes the suffering and injustices to the Filipinos.

Pomelo Blossoms & Laurel Leaves

Represent faith, honor, and fidelity, which are the values Rizal aspires to be embodied to all Filipinos.

Burning Torch

Symbolizes the awakening of Filipino consciousness and the beginning of the defense of honors.

Sunflower

Symbolizes loyalty and consistency, and the ancient Filipino definition of happiness (bowing down to a more powerful entity).

Lower Triangle (Noli Me Tangere Cover)

A representation of Rizal's current situations before his death.

Feet

Symbolizes the power of the friars who use religion in a negative way and without them Filipinos cannot stand on their own.

Shoes

A representation of wealth and symbolizes the footprints left by the friars on teaching Christianity.

Hairy Legs

Symbolizes the Legend of the Wolf, representing how friars hide their true nature.

Helmet of a Guardia Civil

Represents the arrogance of those who are in authority.

Whip

Represents the abuses and cruelties done by the Spaniards and friars.

Flogs (Suplina)

Symbolizes the cruelties of the Guardia Civil.

Chain

Symbolizes slavery and imprisonment.

Rizal's Signature

Shows that Rizal experienced and witnessed the ills and abuses that happened during his time.

Bamboo Stalks

Represents Filipino resiliency; despite sufferings, Filipinos can still stand tall and firm.

• sexual violence against women

• poverty

• corruption

• religious isolation

• racism and slavery

• abuse of power

Problems reflected in the Philippines

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