Question

Father Florentino throws the jewel box into the ocean. Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The final scene of El Filibusterismo (El Fili) shows Padre Florentino throwing Simoun's chest full of jewels into the sea. He believes the chest represents greed, which is one of the vices that is destroying the country.

Answer 2

The answer is He feels the chest depicts greed, which he believes is one of the country's major vices:

Explanation:

• Padre Florentino throws Simoun's chest full of gems into the water in the concluding scene of El Filibusterismo (El Fili).
• He feels the chest depicts greed, which he believes is one of the country's major vices.

• Padre Florentino seized all of Simoun's treasures and dumped them into the sea to prevent the greedy from abusing the treasure's wealth.