El Filibusterismo

by

José Rizal

Father Camorra Character Analysis

Father Camorra is a young priest in charge of the area around San Diego. Camorra is distinguished by his tactlessness and lechery, as he frequently engages in sexual escapades despite his position. Camorra is especially interested in Julí and makes frequent passes at her. When she approaches him on Basilio’s behalf, Camorra assaults her, leading to her death attempting to escape or by suicide. Camorra is then demoted and transferred, both as punishment and as a coverup.

Father Camorra Quotes in El Filibusterismo

The El Filibusterismo quotes below are all either spoken by Father Camorra or refer to Father Camorra. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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).
11. Los Baños Quotes

“The Tianí schoolmaster,” the secretary went on, as he riffled through his papers, “is looking for a better building—”

“What better building can he have than that warehouse that he has all to himself?” Father Camorra interrupted. […]

“He says there’s no roof,” the secretary replied. “And seeing as how he bought maps and notebooks out of his own pocket, he doesn’t want to expose them to bad weather.”

“That has nothing to do with me,” His Excellency muttered. “Tell him to ask the director of administration, or the provincial governor, or the nuncio.”

“I’ll tell you what, Father Camorra said. “This little schoolmaster is a bit of a filibuster malcontent. The guy’s a heretic! He maintains that a corpse rots the same whether you bury it with a ceremony or without one. Darn! One of these days I’m gonna haul off and slug him.”

Related Characters: Father Camorra (speaker), The Captain-General (speaker)
Page Number: 85-86
Explanation and Analysis:
30. Julí Quotes

“Oh, God, oh, God!” said a poor woman, emaciated from hunger. “Before You there is no rich or poor, no white or black, bring us justice!”

“Yes,” her husband answered. “The God they preach about is pure invention, a trick. They’re the first ones to not believe in Him!”

Related Characters: Father Camorra, Julí, Tandang Selo
Page Number: 267
Explanation and Analysis:
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Father Camorra Quotes in El Filibusterismo

The El Filibusterismo quotes below are all either spoken by Father Camorra or refer to Father Camorra. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Colonialism and Identity Theme Icon
).
11. Los Baños Quotes

“The Tianí schoolmaster,” the secretary went on, as he riffled through his papers, “is looking for a better building—”

“What better building can he have than that warehouse that he has all to himself?” Father Camorra interrupted. […]

“He says there’s no roof,” the secretary replied. “And seeing as how he bought maps and notebooks out of his own pocket, he doesn’t want to expose them to bad weather.”

“That has nothing to do with me,” His Excellency muttered. “Tell him to ask the director of administration, or the provincial governor, or the nuncio.”

“I’ll tell you what, Father Camorra said. “This little schoolmaster is a bit of a filibuster malcontent. The guy’s a heretic! He maintains that a corpse rots the same whether you bury it with a ceremony or without one. Darn! One of these days I’m gonna haul off and slug him.”

Related Characters: Father Camorra (speaker), The Captain-General (speaker)
Page Number: 85-86
Explanation and Analysis:
30. Julí Quotes

“Oh, God, oh, God!” said a poor woman, emaciated from hunger. “Before You there is no rich or poor, no white or black, bring us justice!”

“Yes,” her husband answered. “The God they preach about is pure invention, a trick. They’re the first ones to not believe in Him!”

Related Characters: Father Camorra, Julí, Tandang Selo
Page Number: 267
Explanation and Analysis: