The old man is being taken care of by Basilio, the young orphan sacristan in Noli Me Tangere who is now a medical student. There is this particular chapter in El Fili where Simoun, the intrigue-laden protagonist, visits the infirmed Capitan Tiago. There seems to be a sense of darkness that surrounds every page. The scenes in El Fili are graver and forthright. Maybe it was all because of the "revolutionary" talk that happens throughout the story. I always get emotional whenever I read El Fili. As a sequel to Noli Me Tangere, it does tie up the loose ends that were left unanswered at the end of the book. I find Rizal's writing a little hurried and the narrative complex in this book. National Museum of Fine Arts.Īs a Jose Rizal fan, it might sound blasphemous but I don't enjoy reading El Filibusterismo as compared to Noli Me Tangere. A drawing of Maria Clara by Vicente Manansala.
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