The Works of Rizal

 

WORKS OF RIZAL

Here, we include some of the notable works or writings of Rizal throughout his life. These include Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, Mi Ultimo Adios “My Last Goodbye,” “Sa Aking Mga Kababata,” and “To The Filipino Youth.” 

Noli Me Tangere

●     The title "Noli Me Tangere" translates to "Huwag Mo Akong Salingin" in Filipino which means "Touch Me Not”.

●     The novel is a reflection of what the Filipinos were going through during that time. He wrote it to open the eyes of the Filipinos to the reality that they were being oppressed, abused, and accused by the friars.

 

El Filibusterismo

●    The title means “The Reign of the Greed” it is the second novel written by Dr. Jose Rizal.

●    Rizal portrayed a filibuster or rebel who is himself to reveal the moral cancer of Spanish officials in the Philippines.

●    He wrote El Filibusterismo as a sequel to his novel, Noli me Tangere which was a form of propaganda.

●    He dedicated the book to the memory of the Gomburza, three priests who were accused of being seditious, immoral, and uneducated.

 

Mi Ultimo Adios “My Last Goodbye”

●    This is the last workpiece of Jose Rizal before his execution in Dapitan.

●    Rizal did not ascribe a title to his poem, his friend Mariano Ponce titled it.

●    It contains his message to the people of the Philippines during his time which made him a revolutionarian.

 

“Sa Aking Mga Kababata” 

●   This is the work of Rizal when he was 8 years old, his message here is that we should love our own language.

●    As he says “A person who loves his own language will surely strive for liberty”. Tells everyone that our language, the Tagalog language is equal to every other language like English, Spanish, and many more.

 

“To The Filipino Youth” 

●   Rizal wanted to challenge the youth to study, to unleash the capacity of the potential of every individual. Believing that “Kabataan ang Pag-Asa ng Bayan”. That youth the fair hope of our motherland should be able to think and act independently, seek solutions from within themselves and not ask silly questions in a forum, for the betterment of the country.