I find it very interesting that this book is set around an insane main character. I keep wondering what direction this book is going to go - if Don Quixote will continue being a knight or if he will ever come to his senses?
Don Quixote is using art to create a life for himself. Can someone invent themselves by only reading fictional books? Perhaps if he was not insane he could be a decent knight because then he would not be delusional. But may be he has to be insane because it seems no sane person would attempt to be a knight at this time. I wonder if Don Quixote will ever be successful as a knight. His first adventure of rescuing the boy was in reality not successful even though Don Quixote believed it was. His actions led to the boy being beaten worse than he would have before Don Quixote arrived. I felt this set the tone for his future adventures but I also suspect he will have to be successful at some point.
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ReplyDeleteDon Quixote kind of reminds me of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. A character so absorbed in their own reality he wouldn't know reason or logic if it set down and had tea with him.
ReplyDeleteBut today I think a lot of people are escaping into a fictional world. Look at the LOTR fans, the Trekkies and don't even get me started on the Twilighters!
Living in reality is so passe now. Fiction is the new fad. So what is going to happen to those few who know the difference between the two?
I have to agree, he seems to have set the tone of how his actions will play out in that first rescue.
ReplyDeleteI have to admire his persistence though, like the night he spent guarding his armour. I mean, he just didn't let up. I think the inn keeper was a jerk, but minimally managed to redeem himself by making the crowd back off in the end.
Hopefully, he will become successful at some point in the novel. So far, every time I imagine him going to defeat some giants (and I've noticed it so far to be only giants he battles) I have a hard time not laughing at my mental image. Especially with the windmills.
Right now I think I like Sancho. He seems to be a good counter balance for Don.
And on we ride to Don Quixote's next adventures!!