THE CHARACTERS OF

NOLI ME TANGERE AND

EL FILIBUSTERISMO
And their presence in the 21st Century Philippine Society.

KAPITAN TINONG
- KAPITAN TINONG IS A CLOSE FRIEND OF KAPITAN TIAGO.
SELF-CENTERED, LIKE TIAGO, TIAGO RETURNS IMMEDIATELY TO
HIS FRIEND WHEN IT SEEMS HIS FAMILY HAS SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF
THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH IBARRA
- IN THE 21ST CENTURY, HE IS A SINGLE-MINDED PERSON WHO CARES
MORE ABOUT HIMSELF THAN MAKING GOOD ACTIONS FOR WHAT THE
PEOPLE NEED; HE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HIMSELF WHILE
NEGLECTING HELPING HIS FRIENDS.

KAPITAN TIAGO
- DONYA VICTORINA WAS CAPTAIN TIAGO'S GUEST AND FRIEND.
DON TIBURCIO, HER HUSBAND, WANTED TO INTERACT WITH THE
POWERFUL SAN. DIEGO IN ORDER TO IMPROVEMENT THEIR SOCIAL
STATUS.

- SHE SYMBOLIZES DOING EVERYTHING TO ACHIEVE RESPECT IN THE

21ST CENTURY BECAUSE SHE CAN CHANGE HER MIND ABOUT HER
PEOPLE AND SHOW NO REGRET FOR BEING ONE OF THEIR ABUSERS.

KABESANG TALES
-KABESANG TALES WAS THE FORMER CABEZA OF SAN DIEGO; he struggled
to establish a title to the land he worked on and eventually left his family to
join a gang of thieves who were hated across the province of
MATANGLAWIN.
-IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, HE STANDS FOR THE PATIENT MEN
BECAUSE HE IS ONLY A FARMER AND CHOSE TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY
WHILE HE IS EXHAUSTED OR SPENDING ALL DAY WORKING WITH THEM.

BASILIO
- BASILIO IS CRISPIN'S OLDER BROTHER. HE SHOWS IMPASSIVITY AFTER
HIS SIBLINGF'S DEATH IN BEING AN ORPHAN. HE SAW ELIAS AND HIS
MOTHER SISA PASS AWAY IN HIS EMBRACE. HE BEGINS TO FEAR AND
HATE THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY DID TO HIS

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MOTHER AND BROTHER.
- IN THE 21ST CENTURY, HE SYMBOLIZES A PERSON WHO IS POSITIVE
AND CHEERFUL REGARDLESS OF THE TRIALS OF EVERY ISSUE HE
EXPERIENCED OR CONFRONTED.

KAPITAN TIAGO
- KAPITAN TIAGO, THE FATHER OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN NOLI ME TANGERE,
MARIA CLARA, IS AN INFLUENTIAL BUSINESSMAN IN SAN DIEGO. HE REPRESENTS
THE RICH FILIPINOS WHO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE IN ORDER
TO OBTAIN INFLUENCE AND FORTUNE FOR THEIR STRONG RELATIONSHIPS.

- HIS PRESENCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY IS THAT HE SYMBOLIZES

SOMEONE BEING RICH, AND HE WOULD GO TO ANY LENGTH TO HELP
OTHERS IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.

DON TIMEOTEO AND JUANITO PELAEZ

- DON TIMOTEO AND JUANITO PALAEZ ARE THE FATHER AND SON IN THE
NOVEL EL FILIBUSTERISMO. DON TIMEOTEO IS KNOWN IN MANILA AS A
WELL-KNOWN BUSINESSMAN WHO SELLS BUILDING MATERIALS AS ONE
OF HIS NUMEROUS ITEMS THROUGH A VERY SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRY. THE
PALAEZ FAMILY CAN BE
- THEY BOTH REPRESENT SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE IN THE 21ST
CENTURY, AND THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH THEIR GOODS IN
COMPARISON TO OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE MAKING FOOLS OF THEIR
CUSTOMERS TO MAKE MUCH MONEY.

SISA
- SISA, THE INSANE MOTHER OF BASILIO AND CRISPIN, IS DESCRIBED AS YOUNG
AND BEAUTIFUL, AND ALTHOUGH SHE LOVES HER CHILDREN PASSIONATELY, SHE
IS INCAPABLE OF PREVENTING HER HUSBAND PEDRO FROM HURTING THEM.

- IN THE 21ST CENTURY, EVERY MOTHER IS A LOVING PERSON TO HER

CHILDREN, BUT SHE IS POWERLESS TO PREVENT HER ABUSIVE HUSBAND
FROM HURTING THEIR CHILDREN, CRISPIN AND BASILIO.

PADRE DAMASO
- PADRE DAMASO WAS MARIA CLARA'S REAL FATHER AND A FORMER TOWN PRIEST IN
SAN DIEGO; HE TRIED TO KEEP HIS DAUGHTER AND CRISOSTOMO IBARRA APART FOR
THE ADVANTAGE OF MARIA CLARA BY REJECTING HIS MARRIAGE.

- HIS PRESENCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY IS THAT HE STANDS FOR INDIVIDUALS OF

OUR LEADERS WHO HAVE TREATED SUPERIORLY TO OTHERS BECAUSE OF HIS
OPPOSITION TO NATIVES WITH AN EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD.