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A review by rustyatencio
Noli me tangere by José Rizal
5.0
More than a century since its first publication, this remains the most important and deep-impacting book of the Philippines to this day. This is a re-read for me since it was part a required reading back in secondary. As expected, there's a glaring difference when experiencing an important text out of personal wanting, as compared to compulsory reading.
The intent of colonizing a country, whether it be by the expansion of territory or spread of religion, does not always translate goodness to the people who are bound by virtues and rules foreign to them. History teaches us that there is always an agonizing side in being the captive nation, especially when the colonizers cloak it as good intentions but act with deference to the people they ar supposed to be reaching out to.
The intent of colonizing a country, whether it be by the expansion of territory or spread of religion, does not always translate goodness to the people who are bound by virtues and rules foreign to them. History teaches us that there is always an agonizing side in being the captive nation, especially when the colonizers cloak it as good intentions but act with deference to the people they ar supposed to be reaching out to.