Why is Noli Me Tangere called as the Social Cancer?

Question

Why is Noli Me Tangere called as the Social Cancer?

Answer 1

its all about the faults that the filipino-spanish society had back in rizals time. he aims that thru his book the filipinos would see themselves in the characters of the book and therefore relate themselves to it. this opened the eyes of the filipinos on how they are treated by the spanish, and later being their inspiration or motivation for making the revolution against spain.

Answer 2

as the title Noli Me Tangere implies ( touch me not ),

Dr. Rizal addressed our problem as a Social Cancer,

which pertains to a deep wound.

"don't dare touch it, unless you can do something to heal it.

or else, it will just get worst and will hurt even more".

to make it simple,

it's like telling the readers something like..

"don' take any action, unless you're sure to succeed.

or else, the situation will just worsen".

during that time,

Bonifacio and company are trying to initiate a war,

against the dominican priests and gwardya civil.

but Rizal is totally against it,

because the Philippines is not ready yet.

thus, it will just lead them to an earlier death.

Rizal is telling them to revoke that idea,

as it will not help the country get better.

thus, will just make the freedom they crave for fade.

actually,

this is one of the basic reasons why he wrote this novel.

that is, to tell this message to the people.

Answer 3

who told you that?

Answer 4

(this is just an opinion)

maybe it's an idiomatic expression. it's called a social cancer because the works and heroism of Rizal are spread out all over the world (not just in the Philippines). on the contrary, it is a "disease" for the reason that people take his works either as hopeful to the nation(has remedy), otherwise useless/nonsense(incurable)...

Answer 5

That's because spanish people prohibited Laws that Noli Me Tanghere broke/did