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• Noli Me Tangere Themes

  • Religion
  • Power
  • Radicalism vs. incrementalism
  • Education
  • Family and honor
  • Sacrifice
  • Privilege
  • Isolation
  • Revenge
• Religion


  Catholicism is visible in the organized system of the church and its hierarchy, but the clergy often do not truly believe in their religious ideals
• Power


  Struggles for power and abuses of power comprise the majority of the conflicts in Noli Me Tangere
• Radicalism vs. incrementalism


  Ibarra wants to work within existing systems, while Elías favors a more extreme strategy
• Education


  Education is portrayed as an important means of fighting oppression, but its revolutionary potential is limited
• Family and honor


  Family is extremely important, and characters are motivated by the desire to honor their family's legacy
• Sacrifice


  Ibarra and Elías both make sacrifices to improve the conditions of their community
• Privilege


  Ibarra's privilege as a wealthy man with Spanish heritage is seen as an obstacle to truly understanding the pain of the Filipino people
• Isolation


  Characters are physically, religiously, and socially isolated, with profound consequences
• Revenge


  Revenge is shown to be a deeply flawed source of motivation, though it can be an understandable one