May "Nole Me Tangere" be read as an early expression of Filipino nationalism?

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Jose Rizal first and probably most known novel , Noli Me Tangere certainly illustrates Filipino nationalism . The novel was truly significant in the establishment of national identity amongst the Filipinos . This novel stirred a great amount of controversy as Rizal illustrated the affairs of the Spaniards in the Philippines . According to the Spaniards officials , the novel of Jose Rizal was full of rebellious ideas and schemes in opposition of the Spanish government But for Jose Rizal , this novel was his way of

giving confidence and pushing his countrymen to struggle against the bad qualities and doings of the Spanish government

The novel presented how Filipinos were powerless and poor in their own country under the rule of the Spaniards (Rizal , 290 . Rizal truthfully depicted the Filipino nationality through his emphasis of the Filipinos qualities like a deep sense of appreciation and gratitude , the commitment and dedication of a Filipina together with her influence to a Filipino 's life , and the Filipino people under the Spanish system

The intense messages brought by the novel and Rizal 's other work El Filibusterismo , made some Spanish officials really furious as these novels portrayed immense abuse and corruption by the Spanish regime in the Philippines . Subversive and heretical are the s that the Catholic Church had for Noli Me Tangere and the Spanish authority had banned the novel in some parts of the country during that time

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