Don Quixote

             In medieval times, knight-errants roamed the countryside of Europe,
             rescuing damsels and vanquishing evil lords and enchanters. This may
             sound absurd to many people in this time, but what if a person read
             so many books about these so-called knight-errants that he could not
             determine the real from that which was read? Such is the case in The
             Adventures of Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes which takes place
             probably some time in the fifteenth or early sixteenth centuries. Don
             Quixote, formerly Quixana, was not really a don at all. He was a
             wealthy, intelligent farmer who read too many books about
             knight-errantry and went crazy. He convinced a simple-minded
             peasant named Sancho to become his squire, promising him wealth
             and a high spot in society. This book consists of many adventures
             these two had, both were convinced that they were doing brave and
             honorable acts of chivalry, when they were only two fools running
             around the countryside.
             Cervantes tries to make his book more interesting with the use of
             point of view. Don Quixote sees what his mind and imagination create,
             not that which is transferred through the optic nerves in a very
             clean-cut scientific manner. He retreats to a world that holds meaning
             for him. When he first departs, he stops at an inn and his eyes make
             it a beautiful castle with blushing maids and noble sirs. The wench
             Aldonza is turned into Dulcinea, his one true love, who he swears by
             in his battles and contemplates when he is idle. Another example of
             his point-of-view is the famous windmill incident. Quixote se...

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