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| Plot Summary of Don Quixote |
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"In the late 16th and early 17th century, a Spanish gentleman who has done "so much reading he dried out his brain and lost his sanity," particularly the reading of romantic tales of chivalry, decides to become a knight errant and travel the world on his spindly old horse looking for adventures in heroism. He calls himself Don Quixote de la Mancha, and is accompanied by a fat little servant named Sancho Panza, who serves as his squire. They have many misadventures as well as meet a variety of folk who tell them their stories, or play nasty pranks on them, and sometimes both. This classic work of world literature, bawdy and episodic, connects Chaucer to Monty Python, although it may seem overlong and repetitive to some."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Don Quixote |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- 17th century
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- eccentric nature
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Brain/Body disability?
- mental illness
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 60's-90's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- deluded
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Spain
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Arabic Africa
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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