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Retraction of Rizal Essay

The document discusses the retraction document signed by Jose Rizal under duress before his execution. It argues that the retraction does not invalidate Rizal's works or make him a traitor to the Philippine revolution for three reasons: 1) the retraction was involuntary and did not reflect Rizal's true beliefs, 2) the retraction message implied he stood by his views to the end, and 3) the intrinsic meaning of the document, which shows it was forced, is more important than its outward form.

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Retraction of Rizal Essay

The document discusses the retraction document signed by Jose Rizal under duress before his execution. It argues that the retraction does not invalidate Rizal's works or make him a traitor to the Philippine revolution for three reasons: 1) the retraction was involuntary and did not reflect Rizal's true beliefs, 2) the retraction message implied he stood by his views to the end, and 3) the intrinsic meaning of the document, which shows it was forced, is more important than its outward form.

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Retraction of Rizal

1. Would the retraction invalidate or render the works and writings of Jose Rizal less
appealing?
No, the retraction does not invalidate the works and writings of Jose Rizal because
it was proven that retraction was just a mere document and it is written involuntarily. Jose
Rizal was forced to write the document so he can marry Josephine Bracken. Even though
there’s a presence of a document, we can’t change the fact that the retraction itself didn’t
happened at all. Hence, we can conclude that until the last breath of Jose Rizal, he chose
to stand by his statements and writings against the Catholic Church.

2. Would it make Rizal a con symbol of Philippine revolution?


No, the retraction does not make Jose Rizal as a con symbol for revolution because
the presence of the “retraction document” is a dying message he created within the text. It
was more likely an assurance to the Filipino people that Rizal as a true Filipino didn’t
withdraw his statements and he will remain as who he was, he is, and he will be. Jose Rizal
implies us that we should learn to how stand and fight for our own opinion and for
something that we know is right.

3. Which is more important the extrinsic or intrinsic make up of a document?


I believe the intrinsic make up of a document is more important than the extrinsic
one because it is vital to know what document really tell us rather than the form itself. In
documents like this one, which is an essential part of our history, it is important for us to
assess the document internally so that we can understand it deeply and for us to avoid
wrong assumptions. If only external examination is done, we can just assume that Rizal did
retracted but as we try to look for the internal context of the retraction, we will know that it
was involuntarily written. Therefore, the intrinsic makeup of the document can invalidate the
document itself, as proven that it is merely a document.

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