El Filibusterismo

by

José Rizal

Paulita Gómez Character Analysis

Paulita Gómez is a beautiful young socialite and the niece of Doña Victorina. Though she is engaged to Isagani, Paulita rejects his romantic vision of Filipino nationalism, instead opting for the European outlook shared by the rest of the Manila elite. Paulita is quick to drop Isagani after his arrest, instead marrying Juanito Peláez, largely for his fortune.

Paulita Gómez Quotes in El Filibusterismo

The El Filibusterismo quotes below are all either spoken by Paulita Gómez or refer to Paulita Gómez. 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
).
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.

Related Characters: Simoun (Ibarra), Paulita Gómez, Cabesang Tales, Julí, María Clara
Page Number: 208
Explanation and Analysis:
24. Dreams Quotes

But Paulita had heard that to get to Isagani’s village you had to go through mountains where there was an abundance of little leeches and just thinking about it made the coward in her tremble convulsively. Spoiled and indulged, she simply said that she would only travel there by coach or train.

Isagani, who had by then forgotten all his pessimism and now could see everywhere only roses without thorns, said to her, “Soon every island will be crisscrossed by a network of steel, ‘Where rapid / and fleeting / locomotives / speeding will go,’ as someone once said. Then the most beautiful corners of the archipelago will be open to everyone.”

“Then? When? When I’m old?”

“Oh, you have no idea what we’ll be able to do in just a few years,” Isagani replied.

Related Characters: Isagani (speaker), Doña Victorina (speaker), Paulita Gómez (speaker)
Page Number: 216-217
Explanation and Analysis:
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Paulita Gómez Quotes in El Filibusterismo

The El Filibusterismo quotes below are all either spoken by Paulita Gómez or refer to Paulita Gómez. 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
).
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.

Related Characters: Simoun (Ibarra), Paulita Gómez, Cabesang Tales, Julí, María Clara
Page Number: 208
Explanation and Analysis:
24. Dreams Quotes

But Paulita had heard that to get to Isagani’s village you had to go through mountains where there was an abundance of little leeches and just thinking about it made the coward in her tremble convulsively. Spoiled and indulged, she simply said that she would only travel there by coach or train.

Isagani, who had by then forgotten all his pessimism and now could see everywhere only roses without thorns, said to her, “Soon every island will be crisscrossed by a network of steel, ‘Where rapid / and fleeting / locomotives / speeding will go,’ as someone once said. Then the most beautiful corners of the archipelago will be open to everyone.”

“Then? When? When I’m old?”

“Oh, you have no idea what we’ll be able to do in just a few years,” Isagani replied.

Related Characters: Isagani (speaker), Doña Victorina (speaker), Paulita Gómez (speaker)
Page Number: 216-217
Explanation and Analysis: