Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)

by Dr. Jose P. Rizal

Biography of Rizal
• Jose Rizal was born on June 19, 1861
in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines as
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonso
Realonda.
• He was a writer, known for El
filibusterismo (1962), Sisa(1951) and
Noli me tangere (1930).
• He died on December 30, 1896 in
Bagumbayan [now Luneta], Manila,
Philippines.
Biography of Rizal
• Dr. Jose P. Rizal is the national
hero of the Philippines.
• He was the one who led the
Filipinos to start a revolution
against the Spanish Government
to attain freedom and to gain
control of the country.
Biography of Rizal
• Jose Rizal became the Philippine
national hero because
he fought for freedom in a silent
but powerful way.
• He expressed his love for the
Philippines through his novels,
essays and articles rather than
through the use of force or
aggression.
 Noli Me Tangere
• Noli me Tangere is the first novel written by
Filipino patriot and national hero Dr. José P.
Rizal in 1887 and published in Germany.
• The story line goes detailed with the society of
the Philippines during Spanish colonial period
and features aristocracy behind poverty and
abuse of colonialists.
 Noli Me Tangere
• The title Noli Me Tangere is a Latin phrase
which means “Touch Me Not.
• Rizal dedicated his Noli Me Tangere to the
Philippines – “To My Fatherland.”
 The Purpose of Noli Me Tangere
• The reader's get acquainted with the social
forces which opposes each other, thus
preventing the realization of Rizal's aspiration
for the Filipinos to regain their human rights,
especially human dignity, justice and freedom.
 The Purpose of Noli Me Tangere
• To express sad conditions of the society, beliefs,
hopes, dreams and the cry of Filipino people
• To express everything about the wrong use of
religion or the exploitation of the word of God which
friars used for them to benefit and corrupt people
• To expose all the corruption and abuses in the
government
• To describe the wrong works, violence, cruelty and
suffering of the Filipinos due to slavery and poverty
Chapter 1 Characters
Chapter 1 Characters