Analysis of Don Quixote's Image

An analysis of Don Quixote's image 1 A funny costume, a thin old horse, a figure divorced from reality, and a sad road of uncompromising reality and pursuing ideals. Cervantes' Don Quixote successfully created a ridiculous and pitiful knight errant, who had an ideal and fought for it, but ended in sorrow.

A, funny crazy knight

This is a knight with funny appearance and ridiculous behavior, and this is also a madman full of fantasy and divorced from reality.

A emaciated young aristocrat in his fifties, with a sad face, indulged in chivalrous literature all day, determined to be a knight errant, wearing clothes handed down from his ancestors, incomplete armor and rusty spears, riding a group of emaciated old horses and starting his own ranger journey. He is Don Quixote.

This description is obviously far from the handsome, strong and unparalleled knight image in the impression. In the era when muskets were popular, his behavior was as ridiculous as his clothes. He hired a farmer named Sancho Panza as his entourage, and chose a pig girl from a neighboring village as his exclusive "Mr Right", named "Dulcinea". After he began to travel, he made a series of jokes: he regarded the country inn as a castle, thought that the boss was the king here, and asked the boss to make him a knight, but he was teased by the owner; After thinking that he was rewarded by the knight, he regarded the spinning windmill as a giant and rushed forward to launch a fierce battle. As a result, he was hurt all over. He took the sheep as an army and rushed to fight. As a result, Don Quixote's absurd behavior is incomprehensible to the world, so he is always ridiculed by the world.

These ridiculous behaviors stem from his fascination with knight novels, and his mind is full of knight fantasies, which makes him a madman who is divorced from reality and has no sense of reality. He regards the description of knight novels as real life and imitates knights everywhere. In his eyes, monsters are everywhere, and there are opportunities for him to fight bravely and make achievements everywhere. He regards poor hotels as castles, prostitutes as ladies, barbers' copper basins as magicians' helmets, wine skins as giants' heads and sheep as magicians' armies. No matter what I think, I lose my original appearance and become strange. He always flies into a rage and slashes at his imaginary enemy. As a result, his sincere and kind behavior made people feel that meeting him was a disaster. Just when he met the shepherd boy for the second time, the shepherd boy said, "How unlucky I am, and I am even more unlucky with your help." May God curse you and all the knight errant in the world. "

People pray to heaven that everything he does will be punished for his actions as a ranger. He ran into a wall everywhere, was ridiculed and hurt, and became a ridiculous madman in people's eyes.

Second, the idealist of humanism.

This is a ridiculous madman and this is also a humanistic idealist.

Don Quixote is ridiculous, but this is the time when he talks about chivalry. As long as these things are not involved, he is a smart man. He has a clear head, extraordinary speech, profound knowledge and lofty humanistic ideals. These ideals, the embodiment of advanced ideas at that time, are still shining today and are highly respected by future generations.

Humanism advocates people-oriented, emphasizing the standard of measuring everything with people and taking individuals as the center. In the mainstream social value standards, freedom and equality are emphasized, and the consistency of thought and action is adhered to. Don Quixote's lofty ideals are appreciated by humanists. He vowed to build a happy paradise. He was absolutely loyal to his ideal and always regarded it as a belief. He is honest and honest, and has not been corroded by the turbid social environment. On the contrary, he advocates human freedom and equality, just law enforcement, clean government and a society without exploitation.

Don Quixote yearns for freedom and equality and opposes class privilege. He believes that "freedom is one of the most precious wealth given by nature, and all the wealth hidden underground and in the sea can't be compared with it." He believes that "people are born free, and it is cruel to treat free people as slaves." So he saved the shepherd boy and set the prisoners free. He asked Sancho to eat and live together, regardless of his master and attendants, regardless of you and me. The attitude towards slaves and attendants also shows that Don Quixote has the concept of equality between people. He believes that a person's dignity depends not on his birth and lineage, but on his character. Therefore, before Sancho became the island governor, he earnestly warned him that "you must have self-knowledge and fully know yourself, which is a very difficult thing. Genealogy can be passed down from generation to generation, but virtue is cultivated by oneself. Virtue itself has the kind of value that bloodline lacks. " Don Quixote opposes class privilege. When he was governor of Sancho, he warned him to care about the sufferings of the poor, enforce the law fairly and kindly, and not to talk about wealth and bribery, but to personally inspect prisons, slaughterhouses and vegetable markets. He opposed the formal legal system and told Sancho not to be emotional and not to distinguish right from wrong in his trial, which implied the views of political clarity and legal justice.

Don Quixote lashed out at the prejudice against women in feudal society and strongly advocated respecting women. He imagines them as beautiful angels, and hates and hates the rulers who force them to hurt them. This reflects the concept of love in the Renaissance and has anti-feudal significance. At every emergency, he prayed: "My love, Dulcinea, beautiful flowers, come and save your knight!" Although his love is empty, "Dulcinea" is always by his side. When he is successful, depressed and lonely, he will think of her. He can tolerate insults from others, but he can't tolerate doubts about his appearance. He has met countless women, but he thinks no one can compare with his Mr. Right. Until he was finally defeated, he was still defending Dulcinea, so he did not hesitate to give up his honor life. What is more commendable is that under the influence of humanism, Don Quixote's interpretation of beauty is like this: there are two kinds of beauty, one is spiritual beauty, and the other is physical beauty. Intelligence, honesty, integrity, generosity and politeness are all manifestations of spiritual beauty, and ugly people can also have these aspects of beauty. If a person only pays attention to the beauty of the soul and does not consider the ugly beauty of the body, then the resulting love will be more firm and sincere. This sentence is still very enlightening to read today.

Third, the tragic fighter who struggled alone

This is a humanistic idealist, and this is also a sad fighter.

In front of his ideal, Don Quixote is a fighter of erin brockovich. In him, there is a noble moral sentiment that that society does not have. He used this moral sentiment to practice his humanistic ideal and fought fiercely against the ugliness in reality.

First of all, Don Quixote is a man who hates evil and is honest and kind. He is so naive and romantic that he can sell several acres of farmland to buy books. This kept him kind and full of justice. He always hoped that he could hoe the strong and help the weak like a knight. So when he saw that the shepherd boy was being dominated by the land, he immediately came to save him; I met the crazy Cardinius in Montenegro, and he said, "Is there any way to relieve your troubles? If there is, I will try my best to find them. " In the process of ranger, he waged a life-and-death struggle with those demons, giants, wizards or rogues. These enemies are actually realistic responses to the declining world.

Secondly, he is a fearless person who never flinches. No matter what kind of enemy he meets, he never flinches. He thinks recklessness and cowardice are national humiliation, and bravery is a compromise between them, but he would rather be too brave and reckless than too brave and timid. Although Don Quixote is weak, he always acts like a different person in the adventure of eliminating the strong and helping the weak, which ordinary people dare not do. He believes that "God told me to be born in this iron age and let me restore that golden age." So he is always desperate to realize his ideal. He consciously swept away atrocities, took on difficulties and obstacles, and completed his mission. When encountering setbacks and failures, it is regarded as a test for the knight errant; Sleeping in the wind, I am also passionate about the knight errant. When he wants to do it, he always puts his ideas into action.

Finally, he is generous and selfless, and has no self-interest. Don Quixote never cared about material wealth. He doesn't want to live a well-off life with his family's property, but wants to go out and do great things. He said, "I'm not in this business for money, but for fame." He often taught Sancho not to take advantage of petty advantages, not to be greedy for ill-gotten gains, not to haggle over every ounce, and to have a big mind. To evaluate Don Quixote in Sancho's words is "You are more generous than all Alexandria". Compared with him, those selfish people seem so small.

However, such an ideal is so incompatible with reality that moral practice will eventually end in tragedy. Don Quixote was full of humanistic thoughts when he was sober, but as a declining aristocrat, his ability to change reality was limited by social status, and resistance was insignificant. Even if he dares to defend morality, justice and faith with his own actions, even with his own life, he is still a ridiculous madman in the eyes of outsiders, not understood by them, teased and laughed at by them. Most of his resistance ended in failure. He pursued freedom and rescued the whipped shepherd boy, but after he left, the shepherd boy was whipped ten times; He advocated equality and liberated criminals, but they took away his clothes and even his love was nothing. His lover is his fantasy. He fought for her, defended her, and was finally defeated. In a society where everyone is drunk and I wake up alone, Don Quixote is so lonely that the ending can be imagined. A man who pursues his ideals wholeheartedly and does chivalrous things will eventually be ridiculed as a madman by the world, and he cannot change it. This is the tragedy of Don Quixote's story. Perhaps only when Sancho became the governor of the island and practiced his ideals can he be comforted!

Don Quixote is a classic image created by Cervantes. Just as "a thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets", so does the interpretation of Don Quixote. On the surface, Don Quixote is a funny image. He is not a knight in the traditional sense, but at the same time he shines with the brilliance of humanism. Although Cervantes' humanistic ideal also has defects, for example, he advocates freedom and equality and thinks that it is cruel to treat free people as slaves, but his basic goal as a ranger is to establish colonial rule overseas; He advocates protecting and respecting women, but on the other hand, these worshipped and protected women are also in a passive position. But it is undeniable that this advanced concept was a great progress at that time. Even if such an ideal was hindered in realization, its influence on feudal society should not be underestimated. Cervantes stood on the position of humanism and opposed the feudal society in Spain and even Europe as a whole. In order to break the shackles of feudalism, Cervantes waged a reckless and extremely tragic struggle. Don Quixote is not understood by the world, he is sad and lonely, but his efforts will be seen by future generations, and his ideals will continue to be practiced by future generations!

Analysis of Don Quixote's Image Chapter II The hero of Don Quixote has various personalities. He is sometimes reckless, sometimes gentleman, sometimes stupid, sometimes witty, sometimes kind, sometimes simple, sometimes stubborn, sometimes timid.

First of all, Don Quixote is a simple and cheerful person. Chapter 11, Don Quixote and the shepherd together, without any precautions, began to chat enthusiastically with the shepherd. Don Quixote has a long speech, no matter whether the other party understands it or not, he talks whimsically about the chivalrous world, the golden age and the life like a paradise. Talking and laughing, telling your dream world without reservation. This shows that Don Quixote is easy to get along with strangers. He chats enthusiastically and tells his own inner world. He is simple and cheerful.

Secondly, he is a nobody. In the fifteenth chapter, Don Quixote meets the cruel Jervis. He rarely stops at a post for his own mount, and even fights with more than 20 people. Facing Sancho's suggestion, he said, "I can do one hundred by myself!" Say that finish, he didn't say much, drew his sword and rushed at the four sheep guards. When he came out of the water, he said, "I swear by the loyalty of the ranger that I will pour out that powerful medicine." Facing his failure, he said, "Those people don't have the title of knight like me. I shouldn't have drawn my sword at them. I violated the rules of chivalry. It was the god of war that made me punished by this war thousands of times. You should know how powerful my iron arm is. This shows the hero's arrogance and ignorance. He can't face up to the enemy's strength and be blind and arrogant. He rushed directly to fight without thinking, which shows his recklessness. When he failed, he blamed the failure on chivalry and comforted himself with the fact that he was strong, but the enemy was not a knight. It can be seen that he is a timid and irresponsible villain with the spirit of Ah Q and a stupid madman. In chapter 17, Don Quixote put a lot of medicinal materials together for a long time and made what he thought was a divine medicine. I drank it without thinking. He was fine after drinking it, but Sancho felt unwell after drinking it. He didn't consider his own problems and didn't believe there was something wrong with the medicine. He blamed Sancho for not being a knight, and he couldn't use the knight's potions. This reason is ridiculous, although it may be that Don Quixote doesn't really want to pass the buck. But in this way, his confusion about chivalry has reached the point of stupidity. He doesn't know medical skills at all, so he puts herbs together casually. Don't engage in the so-called "magic medicine". And drank it recklessly. When Sancho became ill, he thought it was Sancho who was not a knight. He never doubted the knight's way. He believes in this illusory knight world. We can see his madness and his stupidity from it.

Stubborn madman Don Quixote. The image of Don Quixote's madman runs through the novel. It is also the best aspect of his image. Chapter 8, Don Quixote and Sancho. Don Quixote said to Sancho, his attendant, "Sancho, look, there are more than thirty giants there. I'm going to fight them. Kill them one by one. "In Sancho's correction, he added:" He is a layman, and you don't know how to take risks. If you are afraid, go away and pray. I will go it alone and fight hard with them. " He rode out. He totally ignored Sancho's cry and shouted, "Don't run, you cowardly dirty thing." In this passage, we can see that Don Quixote has completely lost his mind and he is alive. Just like the knights depicted in knight novels, "giants" fight. With the courage to face the "giant", he fearlessly rushed to the wind. In Don Quixote's eyes, whether he knew what he saw was calm or not, he deceived his own eyes and soul. In his eyes, this is the world he imagined. He believes all this is true. He stubbornly believes in his beliefs and fantasy knight world. Another example: Don Quixote and Sancho met monks from two churches on the way. Don Quixote ignored Sancho's persuasion and believed that they were magicians. The car behind them was full of "princesses".

So he bravely fought again. He stepped forward and shouted, "You monsters, unload your official duties from the car, or I will kill you." After the monk's explanation, he added: "I don't buy this set of rhetoric! I think you are lying bastards! " It is obvious that he only lives in his own world here, and he stubbornly believes that this fantasy is true. He doesn't listen to advice or explanations, and he doesn't allow anyone to break his fantasy. He acted according to his own fantasy many times, and he was completely crazy because he didn't believe in reality, which shows the depth of the poison in his knight novels.

Simple and stupid Don Quixote, the hero of Don Quixote has reached middle age, but he is in high spirits. He is just a simple fantasy and yearning for chivalry in his life. He is a squire. Life, family, family economy, he once said that in order to punish the sinners in knight novels, he repeatedly lost the lives of his loved ones, and his pursuit of knight novels has been too fanatical. In middle age, he was as simple and stupid as a child, and his impulse was unrealistic. He started all his adventures without any knowledge or fear. In any war of his "enemy", he never carefully planned the battle strategy and never measured the victory or defeat of the battle. He tried to imitate the plot in the knight novel. He fought for his fantasy knight world and the knight spirit produced by knight novels, which he could never imagine. No, he doesn't care. He is not afraid of death because he is a materialist. He believes that he will be like a knight novel, he will overcome evil-evil, and he will have glory. He doesn't believe in death, because it's not written in the novel, and it's right to be injured. The protagonists in knight novels will be injured, which will make them more frustrated and brave. Don Quixote firmly believes that he is the same. He lives in his own dream and can't tell the difference between dream and reality.

Under the embarrassment of knight novels, Don Quixote took risks all the way and was injured several times. He always comforts himself. This is a real honor. He is obviously weak and vulnerable, but he always makes excuses to say that his enemy is a magic magician. He never dared to admit that he was weak and had no strength to fight. He can only deceive himself, and dare not face the reality, and dare not face his true self. He is weak and can only escape from reality. It is simple and foolish to make up an adventure story for yourself. His simplicity and ignorance are reflected in his untruthfulness.