NOLI ME TANGERE is an important literary creation because it is the first Filipino novel that utilized realism.

In the table
provided below, indicate the parallelisms between real life hero Dr. Jose Rizal and literary character Crisostomo Ibarra.

CATEGORY: DR. JOSE RIZAL CRISOSTOMO IBARRA

SOCIAL STATUS

EDUCATION

ROMANTIC LIFE RIZAL & IBARRA BOTH BOTH EXPERIENCED
THE TRAGEDY OF "You and me against the
world" TYPE OF LOVE STORY
Leonor and Rizal’s relationship was a
secret because they were distant
relatives and their parents wouldn’t
approve of it if they’ve known. 
RIZAL & IBARRA BOTH BOTH EXPERIENCED
THE TRAGEDY OF "You and me against the
world" TYPE OF LOVE STORY
Same as Maria Clara and Ibarra’s
which many were against theirs.

ASPIRATIONS FOR THE NATION/YOUTH

EXPERIENCE ON INJUSTICE RIZAL AND IBARRA WERE BOTH TARGETED RIZAL AND IBARRA WERE BOTH TARGETED
BY THE FRIARS
Rizal was already labeled by
the criollo elite as
a filibustero or subversive because of
his novel Noli Me Tángere. 
RIZAL & IBARRA’S PARENTS WERE BOTH
FALSELY ACCUSSED AND IMPRISONED
Doña Teodora was charged and
imprisoned for two years without trial
for falsehoods levelled against her,
particularly an accusation that she
attempted to poison her sister-in-law.  death in jail.
BY THE FRIARS
The friars in his hometown of San
Diego are suspicious of him;
RIZAL & IBARRA’S PARENTS WERE BOTH
IMPRISONED AND FALSELY ACCUSSED
It’s is because his father Don
Rafael was recently imprisoned and
labelled as a subversive and heretic,
sentence that eventually led to his