Literature, It’s

Uses and
Effects
 Learning Outcomes:
⬗ EXPLAIN THE ⬗ EVALUATE HOW
RELATIONSHIP ONE LEARNS FROM
BETWEEN “PATRIONISM” AND
LITERATURE AND “NATIONALISM”
SOCIETY FROM LITERATURE

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The Power of the Written
Word
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 WRITING

Allowed man to express his ideas Froze spoken word into a medium Enabled stories about great men
other than his speech or body such as stone, clay tablet, and women reach several
language parchement or paper. generations though time.

What was formerly part of oral Freezing words into paper or stone When words are finally frozen as
tradition becomes part of a written kept the manuscript pure and free text paper and stone these become
tradition. from contamination, which usually more powerful and authoritative
affects oral traditions than the spoken words.

Messages about the past sent by Access the past Religious significance
word of mouth from generation to
generations tends to be garbled and
even corrupted.

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Literature and It’s Purposes

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LITERATURE- a body of
writings
“litera”- or letra which
means letter
e-literature- modern type
of literature

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The PURPOSE of literature
depends on the persons
who created it, as it is
intended to be read by other
people.

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 TO INFORM

It conveys to another person knowledge about another person, a

place or an event

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 EXPRESSION

Related to informing is to express. Expression is one of the

purposes of literature done to convey emotions or feelings
from the author of the work to his reader or listener.

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 AS A GUIDE

⬗ Literature guides people by telling them what to do or

expect.
⬗ Literature that guides saves the readers from inconvenience
and helps him save time. [even LIFE as well!!]

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 TO SEND A MESSAGE

When writing was invented it allowed man to send messages

to people who were not presently with him. The written
message transcends both distance and time as it became
possible to send letters to the other side of the globe or to have
archival manuscripts researched and look into their meaning.
The message given by man through the written word allowed
people in the past to influence the future.

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 ENTERTAINMENT

Literature can be used for entertainment by serving as

diversion from the common and routinely aspects of life. This
includes tickling or stimulation of imagination. Creative minds
may create fiction while others may draw directly from past
events or be influenced by past events.

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 TO SERVE AS RECORD OF THE PAST

Literature may contain stories about the past. History is

defined as a documented record of man and his society. It is a
narration of significant events that follows a certain pattern
from simple and primitive state to a more complex and
advance condition such as a way of life, institutions and laws
and beliefs.

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 TO CONVINCE

Literature can tell us what to do. It helps sway options,

persuading us what to do. In order for literature to convince
people, it must tell them how it can affect them personally.

Propaganda- it tells people about their present state and how

to improve such state. This may include the injection or the
idea of what is supposed to be ideal or desirable.

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 TO INSPIRE

Literature can help expand one’s mind and fire up his

imagination. It encourages and inspires one to follow an
example either to equal or exceed someone in terms of
achievement, and allow one to set goals.

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The Connection
of Literature to
Nationalism

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 NATIONALISM
Sentiment of a community of people of having a common identity, values and
aspirations. It is borne out of common past and shared history.

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 Literature explains origin
 Drawn from historical events
 Literature helps generate nationalism among people when they
remember the great stories of their past
 Irredentists- resurrect old memories of the ancients
 Nationalism in literature moved people to fight for their rights and
do what was necessary to attain better conditions for their country.
Better conditions include freedom and independence.
 “In order to know the destiny of a nation, it is important to open the
book of the past” –Rizal
 Demagogues- writers and orators who sway public opinion and
drive the people into action

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Philippine Literature
and the Development
of Nationalism
 Noli Me
Tangere & El
Filibusterismo
Ninay-
Pedro
Paterno
Florante
1885
at Laura-
Francisc
Comedia o
Capa Y Balagtas
Espada/
Moro-Moro
(zarzuelas)
Bernardo
Carpio
“Doctrina
Cristiana”-
Dominicans
1591

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Rizal,his Companions and their
Use of Literature to Foster
Nationalism
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 Used essays denouncing Spanish governance and malpractices

Graciano Lopez Jaena Marcelo H. Del Pilar

⬗ Manzanilla whose shade skills ⬗ Frailocracy
⬗ Fray Botod ⬗ Depicted greediness of the
religious orders
⬗ “Plaridel”
⬗ Parodies of prayers

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 Jose Rizal

⬗ Uses fictional character related to real people

⬗ Used existing literature in connection with his novels (ex.
Practices described in the Bible)

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 Are the reasons for which the Noli and Fili were written in Rizal’s
time still with us today?

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