hi there in this video we will discuss the summary of the ninth chapter of el filibusterismo or the reign of greed written by Dr Jose razal titled Pilates we will also study the important events characters settings and lessons found in this chapter listen and watch carefully as you will learn a lot from this historical work by Ral let's begin this chapter narrates the events following kabang Tal's abduction by Bandits news of his capture spread throughout the town eliciting mixed reactions from the people some felt sorrow While others simply Shrugged believing they bore no responsibility for what had happened the lieutenant of the Civil guards showed no concern merely following orders to confiscate weapons and perform his duties he organized expeditions to hunt down the bandits bringing suspected individuals to town but kabang Tales was not among them Padre Clemente the fire administrator avoided accountability and insisted he had no involvement in the incident to him he was merely performing his duty and bore no guilt for the presence of Bandits he argued that if kabesang Tales had simply stayed home and not resisted he would not have been captured the priest dismissed the situation as Divine punishment for those who oppose their Authority hermana panchang the devout woman whom Julie served sighed and prayed upon hearing the news she she believed the incident was divine punishment for sinners in her view Julie was sinful for failing to properly learn prayers so she made extra efforts to teach her prayers and lessons from religious books her Mana Penang did not allow Julie to return to the Village to care for her grandfather insisting she worked to pay off a debt of 250 pesos when Hera pen Chong learned that basilio planned to go to Manila to retrieve his savings and Ransom Julie from servitude she became even more fearful that Julie might stray further believing she was helping Julie she made her repeatedly read the book tandang basio makunat which contained lessons against young people going to Manila to study while kabang Tales was imprisoned the Friars took the opportunity to transfer ownership of his fields to someone else disregarding his dignity and honor when kabesang Tales returned and discovered that his Fields now belong to others his happiness disappeared he saw the sacrifices made by his father and daughter but remained silent he just sat next to his father ton dangelo and barely spoke all day just watching their dreams slowly crumble now let's move on to the important events in this chapter news of kabesang Tal's abduction spread through the town prompting mixed reactions some felt sorrow While others dismissed it believing it wasn't their responsibility the Civil guard's Lieutenant showed indifference focusing only on confiscating weap weapons and leading unsuccessful expeditions to locate kabang Tales Padre Clemente the frier administrator denied accountability claiming Divine punishment for those who resisted while hermana pen Chong believed the event was punishment for sin and pressur Julie to learn prayers hermana penong refused to let Julie return to care for her grandfather and forced her to read tandang basio makad fearing that her involvement with basilio and exposure to Manila might corrupt her upon kabang tales's release he discovered that the Friars had transferred ownership of his fields to others leaving him devastated and Silent as he watched the sacrifices of his family crumble important characters Lieutenant of the Civil guards he followed orders to confiscate weapons and pursue the bandits claiming he was only performing his duty Padre Clemente the frier administrator who shifted the blame to the bandits and seized kabang tales's land without hesitation hermana pen Chung a religious old woman and Julie's employer she judged Julie's family as sinful and forced her to pray work and read books approved by the Friars Julie kabesang Tal's daughter who worked for hermana penong after her father's imprisonment she was pressured by her employer to follow strict religious practices and was forbidden from returning to her Village to care for her grandfather kabang Tales a farmer whose land was SE seed by the Friars he was abducted by Bandits for resisting the confiscation of his land upon his return he found his Fields taken his father silenced and his daughter in servitude tangelo kabesang tales's elderly father who faced a tragic experience that became the Talk of the Town let us now proceed to the setting of this chapter the chapter takes place in a bario or Village in the Philippines specifically in and around the house of kabas sang Tal this is where the main events take place such as the capture of kabesang Tales the implementation of the priest's plans on his land and Julie's interaction with hermana penong in their house here are some of the lessons messages or implications shown in this chapter the chapter exposes the lack of Justice in society where those in power manipulate the laws to serve their interests while Ordinary People continue to suffer the indifference of authorities and the church reveals systemic abuse and irresponsibility leading to the destruction of innocent lives such as that of kabang Tales the misuse of religion to control and intimidate people is highlighted showing how faith can be exploited for personal gain as hermana Penang did with Julie and that concludes the ninth chapter of el filibusterismo titled Pilates what have you learned from this chapter share your answers in the comments we also encourage you to like subscribe and click the notification Bell to stay updated with our future videos until next time thank you for watching [Music]