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Cabesang Tales
Julí is the daughter of Cabesang Tales and the fiancée of Basilio. Unable to raise enough money to pay her father’s ransom otherwise, Julí sells herself into servitude for Sister Penchang. When she hears of Basilio’s arrest, Julí tries to help him by petitioning Father Camorra, despite the priest’s relentless sexual harassment of her. During her visit, Camorra assaults her, and Julí dies by falling out of his window, either attempting to escape or dying by suicide.
Julí Quotes in El Filibusterismo
The El Filibusterismo quotes below are all either spoken by Julí or refer to Julí. 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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23. A Corpse
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Rest in peace, sad daughter of my wretched country! Bury in your tomb the charms of youth, withered in their prime. When a people cannot provide its maidens with a peaceful home, a shelter of holy freedom, when a man can leave only dubious words to a widow, tears to his mother, slavery to his children, it’s better to condemn you all to perpetual chastity, drowning in your womanhood a future, damned generation.
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30. Julí
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“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!”
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Julí Quotes in El Filibusterismo
The El Filibusterismo quotes below are all either spoken by Julí or refer to Julí. 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:
).
23. A Corpse
Quotes
Rest in peace, sad daughter of my wretched country! Bury in your tomb the charms of youth, withered in their prime. When a people cannot provide its maidens with a peaceful home, a shelter of holy freedom, when a man can leave only dubious words to a widow, tears to his mother, slavery to his children, it’s better to condemn you all to perpetual chastity, drowning in your womanhood a future, damned generation.
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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!”
