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CHAPTER 27

“THE FRIAR AND THE FILIPINO”

A REFLECTION PAPER

In Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements In the Subject
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Rizal's Life and Works

To be Submitted to:

LO, JOHN ARIS

Course Instructor

Submitted by:
BOCOBO, JOYSTER
CAGAS, NOEME J.
ESPIRITU, JORDAISE HYNE M.
PESCUELA, CINDY

BSHM 4 – 1BP

Date of Submission

15 DECEMBER 2022
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ABSTRACT defraud Filipinos in order to gain their trust. The

This study examines one of the best books friars were mute, and it was only now that he

written by the Philippines' National Hero, Dr. realized the sorrow of losing a Filipino student.

José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda The priest named Padre Fernandez and the

or also known as Dr. Jose P. Rizal. El young man is Isagani.

Filibusterismo is not as long as Noli Me Tangere

CHAPTER 27: The Friar and the Filipino
even though both books are sequel. The book
CHARACTERS INLOVED:
talks all about the revolutionary and subversive,

as the title (El Filibusterismo) indicates, since it  Padre Fernandez

only focuses on the facts of the Filipino  Isagani

liberation movement. The paper will look at  Friars

how the book inspired and influenced Filipino

CHAPTER SUMMARY
culture, custom, and beliefs. This chapter is
Padre Fernandez calls Isagani to discuss his
about a young man and a friar who disagree
involvement at the banquet in the panciteria.
over how friars should treat pupils. At first, the
Padre Fernandez overhears Isagani's passionate
monk and the young man traded compliments
speech to his classmates and requests to talk
and disputes. The young man addresses the
with him. He inquires of Isagani what the pupils
priests' concerns as teachers. The priest stated
expect from the friars. Isagani informs him that
that what the young man was saying was
it is their responsibility to improve the growth
inappropriate. The young man proceeded to
of young, not to impede the pursuit of
talk, stating that a creature's character includes
education.
freedom and intelligence. The young man also

discussed the friars' endeavor to fool and

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The priest declares that only the morally good This Chapter’s implied topic is about education

should be educated. In response, Isagani of the young Filipinos. It shows that priest

attributes the failures of the downtrodden declares education should only be given to the

Filipino on invaders who had centuries and morally worthy and not to those poor Filipino.

allegedly failed to mold the moral character of However, just like in our current society,

an oppressed people. everything is already increasing the prices and

the school tuition fee is included. If you are not

Padre Fernandez deflects criticism by claiming
rich and do not have scholarship you will not be
that the friars are bound by the laws of the
able to graduate and get a degree, besides you
government. He requests that Isagani make a
will have a hard time finding a job. Moreover,
smaller request that the friars can grant, and
sometimes our government turns blind eye
Isagani requests that students be treated
because the fact remains that it continues to
better, to which the priest answers that the
benefit from the arrangement.
students must first change. Isagani reminds him

of what happens when students disagree with PERSONAL REFLECTION

their instructors.
El Filibusterismo influenced the modern culture

The priest agrees to discuss Isagani's concerns by exposing the selfishness of the Spanish

with his colleagues. He is envious of the Jesuits colonizers. It demonstrates how corrupt the

who were in charge of Isagani's early schooling. leaders are. And El Filibusterismo information

The Jesuits, on the other hand, publicly was considered dangerous, and it raised

condemn Isagani. He says that education can awareness among Filipinos, leading to a

only be bestowed to a deserving and ready revolution. And exposing themselves in anger,

people. sadness, pain, violence, and revenge in order to

awaken the Filipino people against their abusive

IMPLIED TOPIC COVERED IN CHAPTER
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leaders. Radicalism could bring out change in a During my Junior High School days, El

country because it manifests itself in political or Filibusterismo, is the second novel fiction

social reform, just as we are aware of understanding of Dr. Jose Rizal. This case study

government laws and government reform examines the teaching of El Filibusterismo in

today. Political can affect our country since they Grade 9 in public high schools in General Santos

are the ones who can govern us because they City and is the first to evaluate ethnographically

have the capacity to decide what and how our the implementation of the 1956 Rizal Law,

country is managed. which required the inclusion of Jose Rizal's

writings in Philippine school curriculum. . The

Rizal and the propaganda movement were
findings show that even in reduced form, most
unsuccessful in their reform efforts. The colonial
pupils do not read the complete book.
authority refused to meet any of its demands.
However, despite the fact that many of them
Spain was dealing with a number of domestic
merely read summaries or prescribed chapters,
issues at the time, which might explain why the
they can explain their political and life lessons.
mother nation ignored the Filipinos' requests.

And it is unfortunate that Jose Rizal died with However, my Junior High School teacher

the purpose of not allowing the Philippines to summarize the whole chapter 27 in the short

be completely released to Spain. Rizal hoped sentence, which is Isagani tells him to do their

that the Spanish government would declare the duty to improve the development of the youth,

Philippines a province of Spain, removing the and not to stifle the pursuit of education. The

term "colony" and replacing it with freedom, priest declares education should only be given

equality, and fairness. to the morally worthy.

INTERPRETATION OF YOUR JUNIOR HIGH D. COMPARISON WITH NOLI ME TANGERE

SCHOOL TEACHER FOR THIS CHAPTER

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I. THE INTENDED MESSAGES OF BOTH literary tone; the story plot is shorter and more

NOVELS direct. The Antagonists are more cynical, and

conniving has additional deuteragonists and

Aims at enlightening society, and at bringing
tritagonists. Also reflects the improbability of
Filipinos closer to the truth. The moral of the
radical socio-political change. Therefore, El Fili
stories of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
is on Rizal's revolutionist side, and Noli is on his
is that the people should run their government,
reformist side.
not the other way around. That strength comes

from the great number of individuals who wish

to correct an injustice or speak out for others.

QUESTIONS
However, those two novels have the same
A. How does EL Fili impact our current society?
message but they two have different message

wants to say to society during the pre-colonial This novel tells us how cruel and how

era. The Noli Me tangere is to promote purely evil the Spaniards were before especially

nationalism and to accept change in ourselves the Friars. Nevertheless, it also tackles the

while El Filibusterismo presents a likely bravery of our fellow Filipino, fighting for our

outcome to armed revolutions dedicated to the freedom. Because of that novel right now we

GomBurZa. know the life of Filipinos during the Spanish

time and we learn to appreciate the freedom

II. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO
we experience right now. However, the
NOVELS.
influence of it on our society is we all need to
While El Fili is a political book about retaliation
come together as a country and fight the
and wrath that is committed to GOMBURZA,
injustices in our society.
Noli is a love story or romantic romance that is

dedicated to our motherland. El Fili is darker in

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B. Is the Novel too radical for the National

Hero? Why or Why not?

Yes, Because the Novel shows cruelty

to Filipinos by the governments. Rizal observed

the hardships the Filipinos were experiencing as

a result of Spanish colonization.

C. Do you believe that radicalism can bring

change to the country? Why or Why not?

Yes, because the beliefs and actions of a person

can change our country but we have to work

together with one goal, which is changing the

country for the better.

D. Did Jose Rizal change his thoughts about his

purpose for change in Philippine society? Why

or Why not?

Yes, because he knows and saw how the

Filipinos those time suffered.