Assessment 4: Ideas of Dr. Rizal in Terms of His Philosophical Concept

Vicedo, Eldrei C.
June , 2021
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Assessment 4: ideas of dr. Rizal in terms of his philosophical concept
Es que yo no quiero esa Libertad
(“It is the kind of freedom I do not like” Explaining about Freedom)
In the Noli Me Tangere Chapter 50, “Ang Mga Kaanak Ni Elias”, Ibarra and Elias
represent two opposing perspectives on how to bring about change in this discourse. Ibarra
aspires to help his nation through education, demonstrating his desire to take advantage of any
resources he has in society. Even though he had to construct a school, he viewed it as a natural
step in the country's "progressive march." Elias, on the other hand, is not interested in
development; rather, he believes that freedom necessitates a "fight" with power. He agreed that
there would be freedom after the revolution, although he explain to Ibarra that it is the kind of
liberty that I despise1; thus, Ibarra associates freedom and riches with pain and worry. It's easy to
connect the terminology he's employing to economics, given that the opposite of'misery' is
'prosperity,' not 'happiness.' Then, then, Ibarra might be seen as a capitalist intrusion into a feudal
zone. It certainly offers nothing to disprove Ibarra's role as a cosmopolitan and modernizing
person in the colonial Philippines.2
Rizal had given up on Spanish changes, and Philippine liberties would have to be
secured by Filipinos working outside of the imperial system. However, according to
Schumacher, Rizal did not criticize revolution in general, but rather this revolution at this time,
for which the country was unprepared. It lacked the logistical resources to fight effectively, and,
more importantly for Rizal, it had not yet organized into a single nation, the goal of his efforts
1
LitCharts. (2021).Noli Me Tangere: Chapter 50. Retrieve from
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/noli-me-tangere/chapter-50-elias-s-family
2
E. Juan. (n/a).JOSE RIZAL : RE-DISCOVERING THE REVOLUTIONARY
FILIPINO HERO IN THE AGE OF TERRORISM. Retrieve from
https://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/rizal/RediscoveringRIZAL.pdf
from 1885 until the Liga Filipina in 1892. The Liga Filipina was abandon by the mission as well
as the appeal to Filipinos to embrace responsibility which is being use their freedom by
criticizing and overthrowing the oppressive, irrational order among his other publications. Rizal
is the prophet of an Enlightenment ideology based on the requirement that mankind overcome
the gods and claim their earthly independence. This Promethean calling is still expressed in
academic language.3
We know that Ibarra like the magician/deity behind the scenes, no longer believes that
“generous Spain” will listen to the novelist's request or Padre Florentino's conscience. Humans
must embrace responsibility and decide collectively, in solidarity, their shared fate in a world
without God such as the colonial leviathan. Moral realism is defined by the insurgent people's
ideology and practice of freedom. Mabini exhorted his compatriots to emulate Rizal's values
from his exile in Guam due to his refusal to swear allegiance to the American conquerors. In the
same way that Rizal urged the women of Malolos to develop the virtues of courage, rationality,
compassion, and perseverance that are necessary for a life of human dignity and freedom on
Earth, the ladies of Malolos were inspired by Rizal in his temporary shelter in Madrid.4
Obedezco pero yo no cumplo
(“I obey but I do not comply” Explaining about Filipinization)
This is not what they desire, but the mayor explains that obeying the priests and the
colonial power is essential. Even though these two political parties of Filipino elites are engaged
in politics to determine the festival's essence, they are still muted by an authority that exceeds
their competing views. Rizal, on the other hand, does not confine colonial tyranny to the Filipino
creole elite; he also depicts the indio or subaltern's complete powerlessness. While the Filipino
elite, including Ibarra, Don Filipo, and others, fight for their political rights on a local level,
indios are fully dependent on the Friarocracy. The novel's third-person omniscient narrator
3
Ibid at 2
4
Ibid at 5
addresses the reader directly and recounts the experiences of a large number of characters in
great detail. Indios are completely reliant on the Friarocracy, while the Filipino elite, including
Ibarra, Don Filipo, and others, battle for their political rights on a local level. The novel's third-
person omniscient narrator speaks directly to the reader and recounts in wonderful detail the
experiences of a huge number of individuals.5
In Chapter 5 to 8 from Jose Rizal’ perspective, He focuses on Captain Tiago and

describes him in greater detail, calling him "wealthy," "at peace with God," and "as happy as a
man with a little head in that nation can be." Tiago is even at comfortable with the government,
willingly following its orders. He does not consider himself a native Filipino, as previously said,
and joins others in criticizing them. Rizal refers to him as "the secretary-general of a rich society
of mestizos," while he points out that, like Tiago, most others do not consider themselves to be
among them6 Another part of the novel that we can analyze is that other Filipina mestizo
characters disrupt this binary in Noli by mimicking or imitating Spanish societal norms to disrupt
them, similar to lvarez-description Tardo's of Filipina women obeying the Mara Clara syndrome
and the binary of woman as Virgin/Whore or as either angel or monster. This approach results in
the emergence of a third culture, complete with its own signs and ways of being that differ from
Aunt Augustina's syncresis and disidentification in "Her Wild American Self."7
We can follow Schumacher's advice and "delay judgment as to whether this is a real
Rizal work" in the case of "Sa aking mga kabata." However, I am confident that the eight-year-
old Rizal could conceive the thoughts represented in the one of his literatures, given Ibal's
5
Beardsley, S. (2016). Revolution, Redemption, and Romance: Reading Constructions
of Filipino Spanish American Identities and Politics of Knowledge in Rizal’s Noli me Tangere
and El Filibusterismo alongside Filipino American Fiction. Retrieve from
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=dhp
6
GrAdeSaver. (n/d). Noli Me Tangere Summary and Analysis of Chapters 5-8. Retrieve
from https://www.gradesaver.com/noli-me-tangere/study-guide/summary-chapters-5-8
7
Ibid at 5
precocity, Paciano's influence, and the rich cultural atmosphere of the Ibal home. Mozart was
already composing notable music at that age, and the Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana
Agnasi was already writing her Latin treatise in defense of higher education for women, which
became her first published book at the age of nine, to name just two examples from a long list of
child prodigies.8
Reference:
LitCharts. (2021).Noli Me Tangere: Chapter 50. Retrieve from

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/noli-me-tangere/chapter-50-elias-s-family
E. Juan. (n/a).JOSE RIZAL : RE-DISCOVERING THE REVOLUTIONARY

FILIPINO HERO IN THE AGE OF TERRORISM. Retrieve from
https://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/rizal/RediscoveringRIZAL.pdf
Beardsley, S. (2016). Revolution, Redemption, and Romance: Reading Constructions of

Filipino Spanish American Identities and Politics of Knowledge in Rizal’s Noli me Tangere and
El Filibusterismo alongside Filipino American Fiction. Retrieve from
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=dhp
GrAdeSaver. (n/d). Noli Me Tangere Summary and Analysis of Chapters 5-8. Retrieve
from https://www.gradesaver.com/noli-me-tangere/study-guide/summary-chapters-5-8
Quibuyen, F. (2002). Rizal and Filipino Nationalism: Critical Issues. Retrieve from
http://www.philippinestudies.net/ojs/index.php/ps/article/viewFile/376/381
8
Quibuyen, F. (2002). Rizal and Filipino Nationalism: Critical Issues. Retrieve from
http://www.philippinestudies.net/ojs/index.php/ps/article/viewFile/376/381

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Assessment 4: ideas of dr. Rizal in terms of his philosophical concept

Es que yo no quiero esa Libertad

(“It is the kind of freedom I do not like” Explaining about Freedom)

Obedezco pero yo no cumplo

(“I obey but I do not comply” Explaining about Filipinization)

In Chapter 5 to 8 from Jose Rizal’ perspective, He focuses on Captain Tiago and

LitCharts. (2021).Noli Me Tangere: Chapter 50. Retrieve from

E. Juan. (n/a).JOSE RIZAL : RE-DISCOVERING THE REVOLUTIONARY

Beardsley, S. (2016). Revolution, Redemption, and Romance: Reading Constructions of

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