RIZAL’SCHILDHOOD

YEARS IN CALAMBA

Calamba, the Hero’s Town

• Calamba was an hacienda town which belonged to the Dominican Order, which also owned all the lands around it. A few meters to the south looms the legendary Mount Makiling, and beyond this is the province of Batangas. East of the town is the Laguna de Bay where the storied island of Talim towers. And beyond it towards the north is the distant Antipolo.

CALAMBA, THE HERO’S TOWN

Childhood Days and Memories

CHILDHOOD DAYS AND MEMORIES

• Because of the happy and comfortable life Rizal had, most of his memories in his childhood days were pleasant. In him, he always treasured the care of his parents because of his poor health.

• He’ll never forget when his family stayed in their garden to exchange stories. Different types of stories always interest the young Rizal.

• Father Leoncio Lopez, the parish priest of Calamba was responsible for his religious upbringing. At the age of three, he learned to pray and read the Bible.

• At the age of four, he experienced his first great sorrow. Her younger sister, Concepcion, whom she fondly call Concha, died.

CHILDHOOD DAYS AND MEMORIES

Pilgrimage to Antipolo

• On June 6, 1868, Jose and his father left Calamba to go on a pilgrimage to Antipolo in order to fulfill his mother’s vow which was made when Jose was born. After praying at the shrine of the virgin of Antipolo, they went to Manila to visit Saturnina.

PILGRIMAGE TO ANTIPOLO

The Moth and The Flame

• The story of the moth and the flame was told to Rizal by his mother on a night when her mother was teaching him how to read a book entitled El Amigos de los Niños. Knowing his interest to stories his mother decided to stop teaching him and instead read him an interesting story.

• Upon hearing the story, it gave a deep impression on Rizal. However, its not the story’s moral that truly struck him, he actually envied the moths and their fate and considered that the light was so fine a thing that it was worth dying for.

THE MOTH AND THE FLAME

Artistic Talents

ARTISTIC TALENTS

• HE BEGAN TO MAKE SKETCHES WITH HIS PENCIL.

• MOULD IN CLAY.

• AND WAX OBJECTS WHICH ATTRACTED HIS FANCY.

At the age of five,

• HAD THE SOUL OF A GENUINE ARTIST.

• ONE INTERESTING ANECDOTE ABOUT RIZAL WAS THE INCIDENT ABOUT HIS CLAY AND WAX IMAGES.

Jose…

ARTISTIC TALENTS

“ALL RIGHT LAUGH AT ME NOW! SOMEDAY WHEN I DIE, PEOPLE

WILL MAKE MONUMENTS AND IMAGES OF ME!”

First Poem by Rizal

THIS POEM REVEALS RIZAL’S EARLIEST NATIONALIST SENTI-MENT. IN POETIC VERSES, HE PROUDLY PROCLAIMED THAT A PEOPLE WHO TRULY LOVE THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE WILL SURELY STRIVE FOR LIBERTY LIKE “THE BIRD WHICH SOARS TO FREER SPACE ABOVE” AND THAT TAGALOG IS THE EQUAL OF LATIN, ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND ANY OTHER LANGUAGE.

FIRST POEM BY RIZAL

First Drama by Rizal

• HE WROTE HIS FIRST DRAMATIC WORK WHICH WAS TAGALOG COMEDY.

• IT WAS STAGED IN CALAMBA FESTIVAL AND WAS DELIGHTFULLY APPLAUDED BY THE AUDIENCE.

At the age of eight,

FIRST DRAMA BY RIZAL

Rizal as Boy Magician

RIZAL AS BOY MAGICIAN

• SUCH AS A COIN APPEAR OR DISAPPEAR IN HIS FINGERS.

• MAKING HANDKERCHIEF VANISH IN THIN AIR.

• HE ALSO GAINED SKILL MANIPULATING MARIONETTES (PUPPET SHOWS).

He learned various tricks…

Lakeshore Reveries

• GUARDIA CIVIL LIEUTENANT - CANING AND INJURNING SOME UNARMED AND INOFFENSIVE VILLAGERS.

• ALCALDE - TREATED THE POOR VILLAGERS IN THE SAME WAY.

• ACTS OF VIOLENCE - COMMITED DAILY…

He related;

LAKESHORE REVERIES

Influences on the Hero’s Boyhood

• RIZAL, EVIDENTLY, INHERITED HIS LOVE FOR FREEDOM, HIS INNATE DESIRE TO TRAVEL, AND HIS COURAGE.

• ELEGANCE OF BEARING, SENSITIVITY TO INSULT, ANG GALLANTRY TO LADIES.

• PROFOUND SELF-RESPECT, LOVE FOR WORK AND HABIT OF INDEPENDENT THINKING.

• RELIGIOUS NATURE,SPIRIT OF SELF-SACRIFICE AND PASSION FOR ARTS ANGD LITERATURE

INFLUENCES ON THE HERO’S BOYHOOD:HEREDITARY INFLUENCE

INFLUENCES ON THE HERO’S BOYHOOD:ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE

• SCENIC BEAUTIES OF CALAMBA AND THE BEAUTIFUL GARDEN OF THE RIZAL FAMILY.

• HIS BROTHER PACIANO.• FROM HIS SISTERS.• AYA• THREE UNCLES• FATHER LEONIO LOPEZ• DEATH OF CONCHA• EXECUTION OF GOMBURZA

INFLUENCES ON THE HERO’S BOYHOOD:AID OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE

• RIZAL WAS PROVIDENTIALLY DESTINED TO BE THE PRIDE AND GLORY OF HIS NATION.

• GOD ENDOWED HIM WITH THE VERSATILE GIFT OF GENIUS, THE VIBRANT SPIRIT OF NATIONALIST, AND THE VALIANT HEART TO SACRIFICE FOR A NOBLE CAUSE.

THANK YOU AND

GOD BLESS US ALL!

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