Name: Pedarse, Larrisa L.
BSES-4A
Learning Module (5) in GE Rizal 1- Life and Works of Rizal
Pre-Test: Answer the following questions below
1. Why did Rizal leave his family and friends for the second time?
- Rizal was forced to flee the Philippines since he was already a target for the friars. He
left the nation with a sad heart, for his own welfare and the protection of his family and
friends. On February 3, 1888, he departed the Philippines for the second time to give his
family and friends peace and to begin the second phase of his leadership and service for
his nation.
2. What impressions did Rizal have of Japan?
- As a keen observer, he was impressed with the city of Tokyo and its people. Some of
Rizal’s favorable impression of Japan based on Lanuza and Zaide’s account was the
following:
The scenic beauty of the country;
The cleanliness, politeness, and industry of the people;
The picturesque dress and simple charm of the Japanese women;
The existence of few thieves in Japan; and
The beggars rarely had seen the streets of the city.
Nonetheless, Rizal was disgusted seeing Japanese men pulling the kuruma or
rickshaw like horse (Guerrero, 1998). The kuruma was popular mode of
transportation on Japan during that time.
Activity 1. Could Rizal become a hero if he changed his nationality? Why or Why not?
- Yes, Rizal could still become a hero if he changed his nationality. For the reason that doing it can save
his family from danger. He could still be credited for his brave decision.
Self-Evaluation: Provide your answer on the table below
1. Give the real reason/purpose why Jose Rizal wanted to settle in Borneo.
- Jose Rizal desired to settle in Borneo in order to relocate his family and the three
hundred families who had been evicted from Calamba and to build a Filipino community
under the free British flag.
2. Tell if changing one’s citizenship can be considered a betrayal to one’s nationalism. Justify your
answer.
- It is not regarded as a betrayal of one's nationalism. People often wish to move in search
of better living conditions, and the majority of people are swayed by the incessant
patriotic rhetoric that we see more and more politicians adopt. There is nothing wrong
with migrating to seek better working circumstances than your own nation can provide.
There is no guilt in attempting to flee a nation that provides little or no civil rights or fails
to offer basic convenience to its residents.
3. Tell if Governor General Despujol was a friend or a traitor to Jose Rizal.
- Governor General Despojul was a traitor to Jose Rizal because he had Rizal imprisoned
in Fort Santiago for the crime of "attempting to decatholicize this ever Spanish
Philippine islands." Rizal was arrested and imprisoned in Fort Santiago after anti-friar
leaflets planted by the friars were discovered in his luggage.
Post-Test: With your knowledge in this chapter, answer the following questions below.
1. Create an essay based on this situation. “If you were in the shoes of Rizal which would you
prefer your happiness to your intimate love to sweetheart or to your countrymen sufferings
from the maltreatment of the colonizers?”
- Jose Rizal is a Philippine hero who adored and dedicated his life to his beloved.
country. He had struggled and known hardship, but he had also experienced the
abundant in life We cannot dispute that he is still a human being who cares about the plight of
the Filipino people. But his will to fight for his country's independence, even if his life was at
jeopardy, caused him to suffer. If I had a choice, and if I were in the shoes of Jose Rizal, I would
rather die and suffer at the hands of the colonists with my fellowmen, for that is what it truly
means to be a hero. It is terrible and shameful for me to rejoice while my compatriots suffer. I
believe in the adage "together we fall, together we stand," and I also think that miseries will end
because I witness how the Filipino people were liberated from ignorance when Rizal began to
fight the struggle only through his words. Because the world is round, it travels in a circle.
Similarly, to the injustice, torture, and maltreatment we endured at the hands of colonists, we
shall accomplish what we truly want. It may not happen today, but it will happen eventually.
Nonetheless, if I choose my happiness over the sufferings, who would inspire and help to fight
with my countrymen? Similar with what other people say, “since we already started, might as
well ended it with victory”.
2. Who was O-Sei-San? What made attracted to her? How did Rizal come to know her? What made
O-Sei- San fall in love with Rizal?
- O-Sei-San is Rizal's sixth wife; she was more than Rizal's girlfriend because she was his
guide, interpreter, and tutor. A beautiful, kind, humble, and intelligent woman. Rizal noticed O-
Sei-San going near the legation entrance. When Rizal first saw her, he removed his hat as a
symbol of respect. O-Sei-San fell in love with Rizal because he was a man of many abilities, a
man of bravery, dignity, and courtesy.
