[OPINION] The 'Noli' trap

'To this day, readers are still scratching their heads over what Rizal really wanted his countrymen to do about their situation.' ThoughtLeaders

? Sometimes, it feels like it, and not just around that time of year when we celebrate anniversaries of his birth and death. So much “serious” literature harks back to the books’ wide-ranging social commentary, their embrace of melodrama — and their downbeat, inconclusive endings. Don’t expect apologies for that vague spoiler.

I argue, however, that Rizal gives us clear signposts on how to find our way out of this mode of living. Familiarity has blinded us to the most important information, as so often happens.clearly states Rizal’s literary goals. He didn’t intend to produce a model for future writers to imitate, but to pose a question for them to answer. He traces his inspiration to the ancient practice of exposing gravely ill people at the steps of temples, so that passers-by might suggest some kind of treatment.

Remember Sisa, who was never able to stand up to her abusive husband or the villainous Fr. Salvi, even to protect her own children? Write a story about a battered woman finding her strength, embedded in an extended family and community that offers both help and obstacles. Let her succeed and kick out her deadbeat husband, but be realistic about the social consequences she and her children would face for being a so-called “broken family.

Cabesang Tales’ fall from upstanding citizen to bandit is one of the most effective indictments of systemic corruption in the. We sometimes forget that real-life bandits and rebels have done the reverse, and made the journey back into mainstream society. Think of the Huks who were persuaded to come down from the mountains, or the MNLF fighters who integrated into the national police force.

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