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Rizal's Critique of Spanish Rule

Rizal's message in El Filibusterismo is that the corrupt Spanish colonial government and friars in the Philippines will lead to the downfall of Spain. The novel shows how the intelligent and hardworking citizens are driven to crime and opposition due to the arbitrary and cruel nature of the government lacking justice. Rizal advocated for Filipino assimilation under Spanish rule as an alternative to violence and revolution.

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Rizal's Critique of Spanish Rule

Rizal's message in El Filibusterismo is that the corrupt Spanish colonial government and friars in the Philippines will lead to the downfall of Spain. The novel shows how the intelligent and hardworking citizens are driven to crime and opposition due to the arbitrary and cruel nature of the government lacking justice. Rizal advocated for Filipino assimilation under Spanish rule as an alternative to violence and revolution.

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What is the message of El filibusterismo?

1.The present system in the Philippines can lead to the downfall of Spain. 2.The intelligent, generous, hardworking, courageous and loyal were driven into opposition, crime and subversion. 3.The Spanish colonial government was arbitrary, cruel and lacking in justice and responsibility. 4.The Spanish government should grant the Filipino assimilation. Rizal's message in El Filibusterismo is very clear; that the present system of government in the Philippines through corrupt officials, dominated by the friars can lead to the downfall of Spain. This point was stressed by Simoun in the novel, when he said, "what is a man to do when he is denied justice? Take the law into his own hands or wait for Spain to give him rights" From the foregoing, Rizal was very certain that because of the nature and operation of the government, those who are intelligent, generous, hard-working, courageous and loyal citizens were driven into opposition, crime and subversion. The Spanish colonial government for Rizal was arbitrary, cruel, lacking in a sense of justice and responsibility, without interest in the people under its tutelage. While Rizal described the government in a very negaticve way, his picture of the friars in the Fili was harsher. In this novel, Rizal painted them as abusing their power for the following reasons; to satisfy their evil desires; to preserve their control of education; to rob men of their land; and to seek their own interests. Rizal did not spare his fellow Filipinos from his criticism of the regime. He condemned them for their greed, corruption, hypocrisy and cowardice, which contributed so much to the abuses of the civil officials and friars Another message communicated by Rizal was on the course of action Filipinos should take if Spain would not listen to his warning. As Filipinos had desired assimilation for a long time, Spain should grant it. Should Spain not accede to the clamor for assimilation, the people may eventually prefer to die rather than endure the miseries any longer. Violent means to effect change would thus become inevitable to achieve their goal. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_message_of_El_filibusterismo#ixzz25Hote6ve

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