Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are two novels written by Jose Rizal that differ in several ways. Noli Me Tangere features a softspoken protagonist named Crisostomo Ibarra, while El Filibusterismo depicts a vengeful version of Ibarra disguised as Simoun. The first novel reflects Rizal's reformist views, while the second shows his revolutionary side. El Filibusterismo also has darker tone, shorter plot, additional protagonists, and more cynical antagonists focused on the improbability of change.
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are two novels written by Jose Rizal that differ in several ways. Noli Me Tangere features a softspoken protagonist named Crisostomo Ibarra, while El Filibusterismo depicts a vengeful version of Ibarra disguised as Simoun. The first novel reflects Rizal's reformist views, while the second shows his revolutionary side. El Filibusterismo also has darker tone, shorter plot, additional protagonists, and more cynical antagonists focused on the improbability of change.
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are two novels written by Jose Rizal that differ in several ways. Noli Me Tangere features a softspoken protagonist named Crisostomo Ibarra, while El Filibusterismo depicts a vengeful version of Ibarra disguised as Simoun. The first novel reflects Rizal's reformist views, while the second shows his revolutionary side. El Filibusterismo also has darker tone, shorter plot, additional protagonists, and more cynical antagonists focused on the improbability of change.
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo are two novels written by Jose Rizal that differ in several ways. Noli Me Tangere features a softspoken protagonist named Crisostomo Ibarra, while El Filibusterismo depicts a vengeful version of Ibarra disguised as Simoun. The first novel reflects Rizal's reformist views, while the second shows his revolutionary side. El Filibusterismo also has darker tone, shorter plot, additional protagonists, and more cynical antagonists focused on the improbability of change.
Differences of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
Noli Me Tangere, Latin title meaning “touch me not” refers to
the letter of John 20:17 in King James version of the Bible as Mary Magdalene tried to touch the newly risen Jesus, He said “Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father”. Meanwhile, El Filibusterismo is Spanish title which is known in english as The Reign of Greed. Noli Me Tangere showed a softspoken, patient, compassionate and idealistic Crisostomo Ibarra while El Fili featured a different Ibarra who portrayed the angry and vengeful side of him and disguised himself as the wealthy jeweller named Simoun. Noli Me Tangere is more on the reformist side of Rizal while El fili is on his revolutionist. El Filibusterismo is darker in tone. They also differ in story plot, El Filibusterismo is shorter and direct. El Filibusterismo has additional deuteragonist and tritagonist. In terms of antagonist, in El Filibusterismo are more cynical. it reflects the improbability of radical socio-political changes. Noli Me Tangere is a love story or a romantic novel, dedicated to our motherland while El Filibusterismo is a political novel associated with revenge and anger and is dedicated to GOMBURZA.