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At the top, all that is best in Philippine life: woman, symbolizing constancy, religious faith symbolized by the tombstone, with a laurel (courage) and the flower of the pomelo, worn by bride and groom at a wedding and symbolizing purity.The words partly covered by the title are the secret, inner dedication by Rizal to his parents, the complete text being probably: 'A mis P(adres.) al escribir e(sta obra he estado) pensando continuamente e(n vosotros que me) habeis infundido los (primeros pensamientos) y las primeras ideas; a (vosotros os dedi)co este manuscrito de me (joventud com p)rueba de amor. Berlin, (21 de Febrero de) 1887.
To the left of the title, the flower mirasol, representing youth seeking the sun. The author's name, meaning the green of renewal, mounting up into the green of the most enduring of all Philippine trees, the bamboo. At the bottom, all that is worst in Philippine life: the helmet of the Civil Guard, the whip and instruments of torture, and the foot of a friar. * 4. The Cover SymbolsSILHOUETTE OF A FILIPINA- It was popular belief that the silhouette of the woman in the cover of Noli Me Tangere is the unfortunate Maria Clara, Crisostomo Ibarra’s lover * 5. The Cover Symbols A MAN IN A CASSOCK WITH HAIRY FEET- This symbolism at the lower part of the cover is to be a representation for priests using religion in a dirty way, specifically Padre Damaso * 6. The Cover Symbols HELMET OF THE GUARDIA CIVIL/CONSTABULARY HELMET- An obvious take on the arrogance of those in authority bored, but the removal of the boots called their attention. They winked at each other." (355) * 7. The Cover Symbols WHIP/CORD- The cruelties present in the novel best explains the symbol Rizal used in the cover. * 8. The Cover Symbols FLOGS- another symbolism for cruelties. It is a representation of Jesus Christ’s scourging before his imminent crucifixion * 9. The Cover SymbolsA LENGTH OF CHAIN- Rizal’s representation of slavery and imprisonment.
To the left of the title, the flower mirasol, representing youth seeking the sun. The author's name, meaning the green of renewal, mounting up into the green of the most enduring of all Philippine trees, the bamboo. At the bottom, all that is worst in Philippine life: the helmet of the Civil Guard, the whip and instruments of torture, and the foot of a friar. * 4. The Cover SymbolsSILHOUETTE OF A FILIPINA- It was popular belief that the silhouette of the woman in the cover of Noli Me Tangere is the unfortunate Maria Clara, Crisostomo Ibarra’s lover * 5. The Cover Symbols A MAN IN A CASSOCK WITH HAIRY FEET- This symbolism at the lower part of the cover is to be a representation for priests using religion in a dirty way, specifically Padre Damaso * 6. The Cover Symbols HELMET OF THE GUARDIA CIVIL/CONSTABULARY HELMET- An obvious take on the arrogance of those in authority bored, but the removal of the boots called their attention. They winked at each other." (355) * 7. The Cover Symbols WHIP/CORD- The cruelties present in the novel best explains the symbol Rizal used in the cover. * 8. The Cover Symbols FLOGS- another symbolism for cruelties. It is a representation of Jesus Christ’s scourging before his imminent crucifixion * 9. The Cover SymbolsA LENGTH OF CHAIN- Rizal’s representation of slavery and imprisonment.