DISCUSSANTS:

KRISTINA CASSANDRA BARICAS

ERICA M. LOQUILLANO
TRISHIA MAE BELLUDO
JOHN SMITH ACUSTA
JOSE FERNAN ARAÑA
JAMES CARLO LOZANDE
MARY JOY MAGDAONG
 THE WRITING OF THE
“NOLI ME TANGERE”

His reading of HARRIET BEECHER STOWE’S uncle tom’s cabin inspired DR. RIZAL to
prepare a novel that would depict the miseries of his people under the last of Spanish tyrants.

• Toward the end of 1884. rizal began writing to novel in madrid and finished about one-
half of ot. When rizal went to paris, in 1885.
• Rizal finish the last fourth of the novel in GERMANY.
• He wrote the few chapters of noli me tangere in WILHEMSFELD in april june, 1886.
• In berlin during the winter dags of febuary, 1886. rizal made the final revision on the
manuscript of the noli me tangere.
 THE MAN WHO SAVED THE “
NOLI “

MAXIMO VIOLA
Rizal’s friend from bulacan, arrived in berlin at
the height of rizal despondency and loaned him
the needed funds to publish the novel; savior of
Noli

To save printing expenses, he deleted certain passages in

his manuscript, including a whole chapter- “ Elias and
Salome “
It was printed in Berlin BUCHDRUCKREI-ACTION-
GESSELSCHAFT a printing shop which charged the lowest
rate, that is, 300 pesos for 2, 00 copies of the novel.

On march 29, 1887 the Noli Me Tangere

came off the press.
THE TITLE OF THE
NOVEL:

“TOUCH ME NOT”
Noli Me Tangere, words taken from
the Gospel of
St. John ( Chapter 20 Verses 13-17)

Rizal dedicated his Noli Me Tangere to

the Philippines – “ To My Country “
THE COVER OF NOLI
ME TANGERE
WAS DESIGNED
BY RIZAL.
IT IS A KETCH OF
EXPLIXIT SYMBOLS.
 CHARACTERS OF NOLI ME TANGERE
THE NOLI ME TANGERE WAS A TRUE STORY OF THE
PHILIPPINES CONDITIONS DURING THE LAST DECADES
OF SPANISH RULE.

MARIA CLARA- was Leonor Rivera, although in real life she

became unfaithful and married and English man.

IBRRA and ELIAS – represented rizal himself tasio- the

philosopher was rizal’s elder brother Paciano.

PADRE SALVI- was identified by rizalists as padre Antonio

piernaveja, the hated Agustinian friar in cavite who was killed
by the patriots during the revolution.

CAPITAN TAIGO- was captain Hilario Sunico of San Nicolas

DOÑA VICTORIA- was Doña Augustina Medel

BASILIO and CRISPIN- were the crisistomo brothers of itagonoy

PADRE DAMASO- typical of a domineering friar during the days

and anti- Filipino.