Relational Nation: The Appreciation of Characters in Rizal's Noli me tángere in Two Philippine Public High Schools

• Main Authors: Aguilar, Filomeno V., Jr., Benitez, Christian Jil R., Macapagal, Ma. Elizabeth J.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: characters; orality; public education; tropes; Rizal Law
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss39/5; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1984/viewcontent/KK_2039_2C_202022_205_20Regular_20section_20__20Aguilar_2C_20et_20al..pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In implementing the Rizal Law, the Department of Education’s K-12 Curriculum Guide emphasizes the study of characters in Rizal’s novels as a means to cultivate patriotism among the youth. In this light, this paper presents ethnographically how students from two public high schools in Rizal Province...