NAME: RUELAN, JUNNELYN H.

SCHEDULE: SUNDAY (8:00-12:00)

NOLI ME TANFERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO IN THE 21ST CENTURY

1. Don Timoteo and Juanito Pelaez

 Juanito Pelaez was a prankster as a child and would often trick people, then hide
behind others. As a result, him crouching by hiding so often caused him to always look
like he has a hump on his back. Juanito Pelaez is currently a student in UST. On the
other hand, Don Timoteo was also a person who loves to trick people.
 I can say that their characteristics is similar to the modern day Filipino Magician and
Filipino Business figures who are good in trickery.

2. Kapitan Tinong
 A friend of Captain Tiago’s. Like Tiago, Tinong only cares about his own image. When it
seems as though Tiago’s family has been disgraced because of its association with
Ibarra, he quickly turns his back on his friend.
 The character of Kapitan Tinong is like the Filipino Filipino Celebrities who only cares
on their own image.

3. Kapitan Tiyago
 A Filipino socialite and well-respected member of the country’s wealthy elite. Close
with high-ranking clergy members like Father Salví and Father Dámaso, Captain Tiago
is one of the richest property owners in Manila and San Diego. He is concerned with
making sure his daughter, María Clara, marries an affluent man with ample social
capital, which is one of the reasons he so quickly abandons his support of Ibarra when
the friars disgrace the young man’s name.
 He is like some Filipino parents who is too concern about their children’s success and
affairs in life.

4. Doña Victorina
 Doña Victorina cares about her image as a beautiful and admired socialite.
 Just like Doña Victorina, Filipino Politicians who only wants a good and beautiful
public image.

5. Basilio
 Sinang’s father, a pedantic man who is the speaker of San Diego’s conservative party.
An enemy and rival of Don Rafael, Basilio fashions himself after famous Roman
orators, advocating for a strict adherence to the church.
 I consider him as like the Philippine Military who entangled with rivalry between other
Filipino independent groups.
6. Sisa
 Crispín and Basilio’s mother, who goes crazy after losing her boys. Sisa wanders the
town and forests in vain, hoping to find her children, though when she actually meets
Basilio, she is apparently unable to recognize him at first. When she does, she dies of
surprise and happiness.
 For me, Sisa is like a Filipino job-seekers who gone crazy in order to find what job and
to be contented and happy in life.

7. Kabisang Tales
 He was a very hardworking and responsible Father.
 In my own opinion, I can characterized him us the modern Filipinos, who works hard
and tries to be responsible enough in any ways in order to live for themselves and the
people around them.

8. Padre Damaso
 A Spanish friar living in the Philippines, Father Dámaso is an arrogant and pedantic
priest who, despite having lived amongst Filipinos and hearing their confessions for
over twenty years, is barely able to speak or understand Tagalog, the country's native
language.
 Father Damaso is like the modern Philippines’ high ranking officials and high class
people, who are mostly arrogant and insensitive.