Noli Me Tangere Cover Symbolism Essay

Major characters* Juan Crisstomo Ibarra y Magsalin commonly referred to the novel as Ibarra or Crisstomo, is the relay station in the story. Son of a Filipino businessman, Don Rafael Ibarra, he studied in Europe for seven years. * Mara Clara de los Santos y Alba commonly referred to as Mara Clara, is Ibarras fiance. She was raised by Capitn Tiago, San Diegos cabeza de barangay and is the most beautiful and widely celebrated girl in San Diego. * Don capital of Chile de los Santos know by his nickname Tiago and political title Capitn Tiago is a Filipino businessman and the cabeza de barangay or head of barangay of the town of San Diego. He is also the known father of Mara Clara. * Doa Victorina de los Reyes de Espadaa commonly known as Doa Victorina, is an ambitious Filipina who classifies herself as a Spanish and mimics Spanish ladies by putting on heavy make-up. The novel narrates Doa Victorinas younger days she had lots of admirers, but she did not distinguish any of them beca use nobody was a Spaniard. Later on, she met and married Don Tiburcio de Espadaa, an official of the customs bureau who is about ten years her junior. * Dmaso Verdolagas or sky pilot Dmaso is a Franciscan friar and the former parish curate of San Diego. He is best known as a notorious character who speaks with jolting words and has been a cruel priest during his stay in the town.He is the real father of Mara Clara and an enemy of Crisstomos father, Rafael Ibarra. * Pilosopo Tasyo is another study character in the story. Seeking for reforms from the government, he expresses his ideals in paper written in a cryptographic alphabet similar from hieroglyphs and Coptic figures hoping that the future generations may be able to decipher it and realized the abuse and oppression done by the conquerors. * Sisa is the deranged mother of Basilio and Crispn. Described as beautiful and young, although she loves her children very(prenominal) much, she can not protect them from the beatings of her husband, Pedro. * Crispn is Sisas 7-year-old son. An altar boy, he was unjustly accused of stealing money from the church. After failing to jam Crispn to return the money he allegedly stole, Father Salv and the head sacristan killed him. It is not directly stated that he was killed, but the romance of Basilio suggests that Crispn died during his encounter with Padre Salvi and his minion. * Basilio is Sisas 10-year-old son. An acolyte tasked to ring the church bells for the Angelus, he faced the dread of losing his younger brother and the descent of his mother into insanity. At the end of the novel, Elas wished Basilio to bury him by burning in exchange of chest of gold located on his deathMaria Clara = Leonor RiveraIbarra & Elias = RizalTasio (the Sage) = PacianoPadre Salvi = Padre Antonio PiernaviejaCapitan Tiago = Capitan Hilario Sunico of San NicolasDona Victorina = Dona Agustina MedelBasilio & Crispin = Crisostomo BrothersPadre Damaso = represents all typical friars o f that time