COMPARATIVE MATRIX: Present comparative matrices about the
following:
                a. Rizal and Morga’s views on Filipino Culture
                b. Compare and contrast the characters, plot and theme of Noli and El Fili.
                a. Rizal and Morga’s views on Filipino Culture
                RIZAL                                                      MORGA
                LIFESTYLE :                                                LIFESTYLE :
                A lawlaw is called a salted and dried A lawlaw is a very small fish which is
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                sardine. He said that Morga seems to netted, dried in the sun or air, then
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                refer to tawilis of Batangas or dilis.                     cooked in various ways.
                LANGUAGE:                                                  LANGUAGE:
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                 In Tagalog, a house is called  He said that a house with the
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                      “pamamahay”. Rizal said that it is                        parents and children in room
                      impossible that bahandin has                              together is called “bahandin”.
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                      been        printed          for       bahayin,
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                      because         it    is     an        obsolete  According to Morga, Inasawa is a
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                      derivative.                                               wife married to a native man.
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                 Asawa is the term called for the
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                   wife of a native man.
                BELIEFS                                                    BELIEFS
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                 Indios are very careful not to take  Taking a bathe without regard to
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                      a    bathe       during          siesta,   after          whether this might be injurious to
                      luncheon,         first     two        days    of         their health.
                      catarrh,      and         etc.     :   hygienic  Crocodiles that are larger in size
                      custom.                                                   are superior to the natives.
                 There had been friars eaten by  These reptiles are involved to the
                      crocodiles while Indios escaped.                          oaths and execrations hurdled to
                 These             priests,           “Catalona       /        their hated people – even among
                      Babaylan” are well-dressed rich                           Christians.
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                                                         people that were not honoured  There were no priest or a man of
                                                         because they are considered as                            religion to attend to religious
                                                         loafers.       Case         of     Francisco              matters          except         old      men,
                                                         Amandao as proof where he                                 sorcerers and wizards, People
                                                         offered half of his body to the                           believed           in        omens        and
                                                         Anitos and later on the other half                        superstitions           which     the     devil
                                                         was paralyzed. “public testimony                          inspired them to do, so that they
                                                         of heathenism”.                                           could tell whether the sick person
                                                                                                                would live or die.
                                                   SOCIAL                                                     SOCIAL
                                                    Namamahay slaves still exist but  Namamahay are those who help
                                                         they are now called ‘kasama’,                             build their master’s house, and
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                                                         they are now partners or laborers                         serve frequently as helpers when
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                                                         of a capitalist or farmer.                                there are guests, and serve their
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                                                    A        Filipino      woman
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                                                         husband and is not seen as a                              them to, without compensation.
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                                                         burden when they get married. To  The groom contributes a dowry,
                                                         a man, marrying means getting                             that he had received from his
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                                                         introduced to a lifestyle that a                          parents, while the bride does not
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                                                         bachelor is not accustomed with,                          bring anything until she inherits
                                                         especially in terms economy, or                           some from her parents.
                                                         financially.                                          Morga said that in every island or
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                                                    Rizal pointed out that ‘friendly                              provinces, many principals were
                                                         relations’ were more common                               known among the people, some
                                                         than those of wars.                                       being more important and having
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                                                                                                                   followers,        which       families    and
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                                                                                                                   barrios obeyed and respected.
                                                                                                                   These         known         individuals     or
                                                                                                                   families        form        friendship    and
                                                                                                                   relationships with each other and
                                                                                                                   sometimes, due to differences,
                                                                                                                   even wars.
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