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    Fantasies can be described as wishful thinking, as imagining something perfect and they may or may not have their roots based on reality. Therefore, reality is what we can deduce from the fives senses and experience. In Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, many different kinds of women are encountered throughout the adventures of Don Quixote. There are poor peasants, rich vassals, prostitutes, and even shepherdess. Women in this novel seem to fall under either women of fantasy or as a women of reality

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    Instead, it’s a matter of whom each person chooses. Miguel De Cervantes, understood this at a time, the 1600 's, where this idea of love was not normal. Back then to marry for love was considered foolish. Traditionally 16th -century love was depicted as Chivalry Romance. This means that it was to be arranged marriages between those of equal status or class as the norm. Back then love was seen as a perfect and pure concept. Cervantes did not agree with this and challenged and mocked it in his

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    The novel is a modern, ever changing, and important tool that is utilized by different societies. Storytelling did/does the same thing, however, and by finding the similarities between the two, it appears to me that the novel is storytelling reborn. Theorist Walter Benjamin argues that novels have done the opposite and have eradicated storytelling. He states that, “…the storyteller in his living immediacy is by no means a present force. He has already become something remote from us and something

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    Adventures of Tom Sawyer enhances the novel by exposing and mocking the fraudulent nature of individuals, derived from the unrealistic expectations that are most commonly influenced by Romantic ideals. In fact, the term “quixotism” derives from Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s Don Quixote where the principle figure dreams up an ideal world where he is the hero. Twain’s characterizations reflect these views by depicting flaws such as the extreme focus on one’s influence to the rest of society, reminiscent

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    In Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra’s classic novel, The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote is a wonderful tale about a man who abandons his normal life to pursue life as a knight. The characters in the novel such as Dulcinea, his love, Marcela, Maritornes and Sancho Panza his squire happens to play a great and important role in the novel when exampling the theme of love. The themes of love, care, infatuation and loyalty are greatly expressed throughout the novel. Throughout the novel, Cervantes is able to

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    The Short Story named ‘’The Shawl’’ by Cynthia Othick narrates the survival of a mother, daughter and a niece, during the Holocaust, them being in a concentration camp and participating in death marches. It fits the theme of survival of the fittest as the daughter, named Magda, was forced to adapt to her needs after the mother was not able to do it. Stella, the niece, is a third wheel in the story, she is most of the time ignored by Rosa as she fully concentrates in taking care of Magda, or at least

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    Michel de Montaigne’s criticism of the hypocritical European ethnocentrism in his essay Cannibals, stands out as one example. Moreover, the broader conflict between the established Catholic Church and Protestants exemplified the change in mindset from strict adherence to the existing order to one that involved questioning authority. Authors and artists of the time highlighted this shift in thinking through satire and criticism of traditional sources of authority. Two writers, Miguel de Cervantes and

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    The dynamic of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza is one of the ways Cervantes entices his readers. He creates a stark contrast between these two characters right off the bat and creates a rapport that leaves readers laughing. He establishes the contrast in stature and mental state and creates two characters that, in time, learn to love and complement each other greatly. Don Quixote is a character who read so many books on chivalry, he 'was so absorbed in these books that his nights were spent reading

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    ing to be writing an analytical response to a small portion to the novel, “Don Quixote.” Don Quixote was written by an author named Miguel De Cervantes. Miguel was born not in, but near Madrid, Spain and more than likely lived a normal life before he joined the army as a young man. On his way back to Spain returning from war he was tragically captured by pirates who held him as a slave for five years. Miguel’s life just seemed to get worse, because even after he was free from slavery he struggled

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    A Quinceanera is a hispanic coming of age ceremony. The preparation of the young ladies is based on the future role they would take as members of their family and community. This celebration includes music, food, and a dance performed by the Quinceanera and her court. This is a celebration in the hispanic culture that transforms young girls into young ladies, it acknowledges the ending of childhood and a new beginning but yet over time, it has lost it’s tradition, history and it’s purpose. It

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