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Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES
University Town, Northern Samar
GE 9: THE LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL
FIRST SEMESTER, S.Y. 2020-2021
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RALFH LAUREN C. REYES
JERICK A. BESALO
PAULA MAE M. CAPARIC
ANGELICA JANELOU M. ANDALES
CHRISTINE NIEGAS
ANALYN OSAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Module 7: NOLI ME TANGERE ……………………………………………..……… .. ……... 4
Overview …………………………………………………………………………… .. ……... ...... 4
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Textual Analysis of Noli Me Tangere ………………………………………… ............. ....
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Characters …………………………………………………………………………………… .
Importance of the N ovel………………………………………………………………… .. …
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Feedback …………………………………………………………………………………………
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References ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Suggested Readings………………………………………………………………………… ....
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Module 7:
Noli Me Tangere
OVERVIEW
In more than a century since its appearance, José Rizal's Noli Me Tangere has become
widely known as the great novel of the Philippines. A passionate love story set against the
ugly political backdrop of repression, torture, and murder, "The Noli," as it is called in the
Philippines, was the first major artistic manifestation of Asian resistance to European
colonialism, and Rizal became a guiding conscience — and martyr — for the revolution that
would subsequently rise up in the Spanish province. Written in Spanish and published in 1887,
José Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere played a crucial role in the political history of the Philippines.
Drawing from experience, the conventions of the nineteenth-century novel, and the ideals of
European liberalism, Rizal offered up a devastating critique of a society under Spanish colonial
rule.
The plot revolves around Crisostomo Ibarra, mixed-race heir of a wealthy clan,
returning home after seven years in Europe and filled with ideas on how to better the lot of his
countrymen. Striving for reforms, he is confronted by an abusive ecclesiastical hierarchy and
a Spanish civil administration by turns indifferent and cruel. The novel suggests, through plot
developments, that meaningful change in this context is exceedingly difficult, if not impossible.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The following are the learning outcomes we are expected to achieve by the students at the
end of this module:
 Appraise important characters in the novel and what they represent; and
 Examine the present Philippine situation through the examples mentioned in the novel.