what is noli me tangere all about

"Noli Me Tángere" is a novel written by Filipino writer and activist José Rizal during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. The novel explores perceived inequities in law and practice in terms of the treatment by the ruling government and the Spanish Catholic friars of the resident peoples in the late-19th century. The plot revolves around Crisostomo Ibarra, mixed-race heir of a wealthy clan, returning home after seven years in Europe and filled with ideas on how to better his country. The novel has a lot of symbolism and real-life events that opened the eyes of the Filipino people during the Spanish colonization to start the revolution and overthrow the Spanish colonizers. Every character in "Noli Me Tángere" has a role that depicts different roles in Philippine society to fight for the freedom of the country. The theme of the novel is to promote nationalism and to accept change in ourselves, which still applies to us today. The novel offers both a panoramic view of every level of society in the Philippines of the time and droll satire. Its description of the cruelty of Spanish rule was a catalyst for the movement for independence in the country.