CORRESPONDENCE OF RIZAL AND BLUMENTRITT
GrOUP #3
Group Members:
Ricci Rivero
Chloie Rudio
Skyler Claveria
Nathan Siasico
Brent See
Jeo Maramara
Jonathan Isleta
SIGNIFICANCE
- Connection and Relationship
They had a teacher-student relationship. Since Rizal only knew a few people to help him with his plans, this relationship helped him with his works. Bluementritt became one of his advisors.
If we will apply it today, we can relate this in having a teacher that would guide us with the lectures. Any person can learn by reading the explanations in the book, but it is easier with the help of the teacher.
INTERPRETATION
SUMMARY
- Rizal's letter expresses deep affection he felt, and the influence Blumentritt must have had on him.
- Blumentritt was a catholic who believed in the teaching of the church and wished that his friend Rizal would return to the church.
- Even though they met once, through letters they were able to share each others ideas and connect each other.
- Blumentritt kept helping Rizal to cover up with controversies as a real friend, a brother and a person with human values and his concern for Filipinos in which he had no hesitation to represent and state his political views of Rizal and his writing.
- An even more significant letter was found when Rizal was deported to Dapitan in 1892. Blumentritt wrote to console him and finished his letter by saying "we are begging the most holy virgin that she may favor you with her protection." Not only did Blumentritt believe in our Lady's power, but he assured Rizal that he and his family were praying to our lady for the safety of their friend.
- Blumentritt wrote his second letter admonishing him about the remarks made in a previous letter of Rizal's against the Friars and Church , which Blumentritt often spoke Rizal's loss of Faith.
- Blumentritt together with Father Sanchez who was Rizal's rhetoric teacher defended the book (Noli Me Tangere) against the attacks of the friars from Rizal's work.
SUMMARY
HISTORY
- The warmth of the friendship between the middle-aged German scholar and the young Rizal springs forth from almost every letter in the correspondence between these two men.
- Blumentritt seems to have had an influence on Rizal in many respects. At the publication of each of his books, it was to Blumentritt that Rizal looked for approval and it was his judgement that he valued most, as he told him in a letter after receiving his praise for the Noli Me Tangere. Again when he came to publish his edition "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas of Antonio de Morga, it was Blumentritt he asked to write the Prologue.
- In July 13 1886, Jose Rizal wrote his first letter to Ferdinand Blumentritt from Heidelberg and sent him a book of arithmetic written in Tagalog. And with this, a gracious communication and friendship between the two men started.
- addressed one another as "Mein Bruder" (My brother)
- The last of this snail-mail correspondence was written from Rizal in Fort Santiago cell the day before his execution.
- The letter was written originally in German and was written from Geneva, Switzerland.
- Blumentritt never visited the Philippines who correspond with his Filipino Student and writer Jose Rizal. He became one of Rizal's closest confidants although they only met once.
- Rizal ask Blumentritt to translate the Noli Me Tangere written by Rizal which led to execution.