Santos, Jennel J.

IT801E Reaction Paper: Jose Rizal by Marilou Diaz Abaya

JPRizal

Jose Protacio "Pepe" Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda or known as "Jose Rizal", is a Filipino writer who write novels. Rizal took Medicine in University of Sto. Tomas and continued his studies in Europe. His brother Paciano Mercado was the first who tell about the hashly doing of the Spaniards to Filipino. Spaniards was angry to Mercado's Family because of Paciano that is living with Padre Burgos, who died because of sin that is not made by Padre Burgos, because of that problem Pepe decided to change his name to protect his self. Paciano gave Pepe a name of "Jose Rizal Mercado y Alonso". Rizal was prisoned in Fort Santiago, 1896. He has a lawyer named Luis Taviel de Andrade. when he was in Fort Santiago he did not stop writing novels but when his novels is discovered by the Spaniards, all his book was burned by the Spaniards. His novels are all about the Spaniards that is living in the Philippines and to brighten the minds of all Filipinos from the harshly doings of the Spaniards. When Rizal's mother had a cataract, Rizal cured it because Rizal is an Optical Doctor. Rizal had a wife named Josephine Bracken but their child died exactly the day that it was born. Before the day that Rizal will be killed by the Spaniards, December 29,1896 , Ibarra showed to Rizal and said, "Keep Writing" Rizal wrote a poem entitled "Ang Huling Paalam" and changed Ibarra's story in his novel. December 30,1896 the day that Rizal Would be killed, Rizal talked to his Mother and gave a lamp. Rizal also talked to Luis Traviel de Andrade and gave a Necklace but Taviel didn't accept it and let Rizal to keep it then Rizal was killed in Bagumbayan and Andres Bonifacio: the founder of the Katipunan killed the Spaniards including Padre Damazo with his members in KKK then Emilio Aguinaldo became the President of the Philippines. All in all, the story was great. Rizal was too brave to do that in his own country. Rizal really loves his native land, Philippines, thats why did such things. Though he left Philippines many times, he just did that to seek some information and help form other country or people to help Philippines in the hands of the Spaniards. He is truly a hero. He deserves to be our National Hero. He used his knowledge and talent to fight for his land. Rizal fought for democracy and freedom. He didnt use sword or gun, he only used a pen and a paper but still, he managed to threaten the Spaniards. He wrote such novels to brighten up the mind of the Filipinos and be with him to fight for our country. And for the film, the film was so great, too. The characters really portrayed their role. It seems like Im watching the history itself. The film and story is so great. I hope, in the new generation, there still people who can fight for his own land like what Rizal did.