Kabanata 6 El Filibusterismo Lesson Plan Work Work -

A crucial moment occurs when the man asks Basilio to build a funeral pyre and burn his body, should he die. He reveals that he has a powerful explosive (nitroglycerin) in his possession and that he entered the forest to die in peace, having failed his mission against the government. Basilio refuses to let the man die, demonstrating his oath as a doctor and his inherent goodness. The chapter ends with Basilio succeeding in comforting the man, hinting that the mysterious stranger (Simoun) is not yet ready to perish, though his spirit is broken.