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    José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero of the Philippines.

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    Chapter 14 - El Filibusterismo: Continuing Relevance

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    CHAPTER 14 – EL FILIBUSTERISMO: CONTINUING RELEVANCE

    In the previous chapter we learned about the historical background of Rizal’s second
    novel the El filibusterismo. So in this chapter we will going to learn about how El filibusterismo
    could be used in examining the Philippines conditions during Rizal’s time. Through in his novel,
    readers got a glimpse of the kind of society where Rizal had lived. Rizal clearly stated that he
    wrote the novel to describe the Philippines society and expose the injustice that he and his fellow
    Filipinos experiencing.

    One hundred twenty years after Rizal’s execution, his writing remains socially relevant.
    All of the social abuses that happen in his time are still persisting in the modern time. The reason
    why it is important to understand the historicity of a certain novels is that it serves as the
    background of the story. In reading historical novel like El filibusterismo, one must be
    knowledgeable about the social happening of the period when it was written.

    By going back to the themes that Rizal tackeled in El Fili, one can see the importance of
    the novel at present. Themes serve as the main idea that flows through the narrative which can be
    used to evaluate Rizal’s views and ideas on different social issues. In the novel, Simoun is the
    filibuster who encourages the principalia class to abuse the poor so that they would be driven to
    revolt against the government.his character may be interpreted as someone who represents the
    Filipino revolutionaries that supported the idea of a bloody revolution against the Spanish
    colonial government

    Rizal himself was a good leader. His colleagues in the propaganda movement respected
    him because he showed a kind of leadership that was not motivated by personal interest. The call
    for a good leadership could be gleaned from El fili when he stressed the importance of national
    sentiments to guard the society against all kind of injustice and oppressions. Rizal condemned
    the friar-led officials for their greed, corruption, and exploitation of the natives. On the other
    hand, he also criticizes his fellow Filipino who did not respond to the challenges under the
    abusive leadership of the Spaniards like the character of Basilio in the novel.

    While Rizal exposed the injustices done by the colonial government, he also challenged
    the Filipinos to guard their rights as one of their main responsibilities. Good leadership and
    governance bring about social, economic, and political reforms in the country. All this can be
    achieved if the leaders have moral fiber and ready to give up their personal interests.

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