#noli me

[cskyes]

thinking about it, almost every character in El Fili share some parallels with a character in Noli Me MARIA CLARA Huli has to be like the most clear parallel, a beautiful maiden, who out of grief for a lover that's been persecuted/wronged by the state enters a convent where they meet their end. Paulita is another example, a beautiful maiden living a rich life, but instead of going in Huli's path of grief, eventually gets married, but not to the man she truly loved. IBARRA Basilio is the clearest parallel, they even have scenes with Simoun that contrast them together. Basilio fits the mold of an ambitious youth who dreams of changing the world, however when he is eventually wronged by the state/those-in-power, turns to a path of arms. adding more if I think of more parallels

[totallynotsomeone]

Pls I need more Don Tiburcio lore. How tf did this man hide under the wings of Padre Florentino after running away from Donya Victorina 😭😭😭😭😭😭 like I really thought He was going to die after Noli I didn't expect Him to just be all "yoohoo" on the last chapters of El Fili 😭😭😭

[granstromjulius]

Benvenuto Tisi

[gomillust]

YOOOO IS THAT MARIA CLARA AT IBARRA

—Klay, probably

A LITTLE BREAK FROM OC CONTENT!!!! I've been obsessed with this story recently, Klay is literally the character ever man I need a Klay in my life. I only listened to like 60% of my lectures for el noli but when I do recognize something that happens in the story I go like THAS THE THING!!!!

[shtern-and-art]

just a bunch of studies and drafts, idk

[siiiopao]

i'll make another proper elibarra drawing soon (lie) i only got motivation for lazy doodles rn lmfao

[mildlyscentedsmore]

I think he's neat

[aubadeatelier]

No one-- and I mean, absolutely no one tell Simoun that Maria Clara is running around the City getting repeatedly killed and revived alongside the rest of her co-workers.

Limbus Company OC based-off Maria Clara from Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

Design Notes in Spoilers

Maria Clara's weapon is called "Makahiya" and is written in Baybayin script. It is named after three things:

> the Filipino plant of the same name that closes its leaves when touched

> the fact it themes/references one of the English title translations of Noli Me Tangere "Touch-me-not"

> the Filipino concept of 'hiya' or 'shame', something deeply tied to ideas of dignity, honor, and can be deeply tied to ideas of Catholic guilt to some degree

Makahiya's form is inspired by a processional cross and is tied to Maria Clara's past. I was originally planning giving her a bolo/machete-type weapon or a fan, but decided a spear seemed more in-line with this idea of her avoiding touch and contact.

I would have loved to give Maria Clara long pretty hair, but I thought short hair is more reflective of her character at the moment. She also has her hair cut short during a period of deep regret and repentance and shame. (It's also sort of meant to mirror the practice of some irl nuns in cutting their own hair as a show of dedication.)

I positioned her coat off her shoulders to try and get the 'Maria Clara' outfit look.

Drawing the background hit me with unexpected angst

In terms of her personality, this Maria Clara starts out fairly quiet and tries to remain subdued. Yet as the story goes along and she gets along with Dante and the rest of the Sinners, she starts to banter and enjoy herself-- except, when she realizes she's enjoying herself, she forces herself to stop.

Maria Clara is all about self-torment and self-punishment. She sees herself as a broken and impure woman, because of what she did to the man she loves, Crisostomo Ibarra (yes, the letter incident where she gives the letters that get used to incriminate him to keep the secret of her true parentage) and the trauma she faced when Salvi sought to take advantage of her. She blames herself for everything and is driven to the point of thinking every misfortune, every bit of pain and suffering is deserved.

Unlike in the original stories, Maria Clara does not die or continue to suffer as a nun-- She tries to continue suffering in silence, but she snaps. She can't take anymore of Salvi's advances and kills him. Following this, she runs.

Maria Clara's Canto is all about her finally facing the shame that holds her back + realizing she can never meet nor keep the expectations of being the ideal of a pure, passive, and saintly woman-- and in truth, it's never what she truly wanted.

The final boss she fights is some amalgamation of people in her old community-- Salvi, Damaso, her parents, her old friends, even Ibarra.

I think if she reunites with Ibarra (or meets Simoun) and there's this opportunity for them to be together again, Maria Clara ends up rejecting it. She tells Ibarra she is not the ideal woman he made in is mind. Their memories are fond, but they've become different people.

[lemonerix]

you are not made to suffer

elibarra brainworms are real.

[luthienne]

Emily LaBarge, from her essay The Schedule of Loss, as featured in Granta Magazine

[mumuntingmund0]

Mga sandaling lumilipas...

[cskyes]

can anyone who has watched Maria Clara at Ibarra give me a main plot summary as to what it actually is?

I'm mainly interested because I saw a clip of Simoun killing both Padre Salvi and Padre Damaso. I'm interested to see how the series deviates from the actual novels, since I've seen people recommending it as a way to teach students about Noli Me Tangere.

[totallynotsomeone]

Update: Same student is now deeply affected by the book

You guys can actually see my lifeless sad eyes the more I read actually 👺👺

“Anything for the grades”, She said. Now She’s having brainrot and is screaming over these books

2022 vs 2023

Where the hell did time go

[granstromjulius]

Antonio da Correggio

[crazyfortheclassics]

shout out to characters who I already know die in the story but I grow attached to them anyways

[ethrealilies]

Random but oh my god, once I got into To Kill a Mockingbird then I got into Lord of the Flies ALL OF A SUDDEN I GOT INTO OF MICE AND MINE…

HOW THE FUCK DOES MY BOOK RANGE FROM: DOGMAN, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND ROALD DAHL BOOKS

TO

NOLI ME TANGERE, LITTLE PRINCE, MOOMINVALLEY, I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM,

TO

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, LORD OF THE FLIES AND OF MICE AND MEN.