"Don Quixote" reading notes 16 - the envy of ordinary people

It is really difficult to take notes when reading a novel, but it is quite interesting to write down your thoughts after reading it.

The further you read this novel, the more you will start to envy Don Quixote, because there are too few people who have dreams, and even fewer people who are willing to realize their dreams regardless of the circumstances, and Don Quixote is Those few people. Although he made a lot of jokes and suffered a lot.

I read a chapter two days ago in which Don Quixote excitedly put the copper basin used by the barber to bleed on his head (because the copper basin was the helmet in his heart), my I really laughed at him in my heart! But this knight only follows the rules of chivalry. He can only wear white armor and cannot have any logo on his shield. He wants the first person he meets to make him a knight; he is also enterprising enough: "Amadis' achievements The direction of the brave knight with love in his heart, the guiding star, the shining sun, those of us who hold high the banner of love and chivalry, we should imitate him. Therefore, brother Sancho, the more carefully a knight errant imitates. He is getting closer to the peak of chivalry." The adventurous rookie said to himself as he walked: "In a lucky era, in a lucky century, my achievements will be engraved on bronze and carved on marble. , painted on a wooden board, lasting forever!" It seems that he has a lot of motivation to make his way in this philistine society, but the spirit he followed was so classical, no one would care about the continuation of tradition at that time, and he The dream is too unrealistic.

If we classify people according to novels, there are probably three types: pure romantics like Don Quixote; realistic romantics like Sancho; readers & other people in the book - —The rational realist, or ordinary person.

In real life, ordinary people are definitely the majority. They clearly understand the ruthlessness of reality and accept that there is no God and no miracles. They work hard every day to make money to support their families, and they are not satisfied with the pie drawn by their bosses for their employees. Scoff. Of course, for Don Quixotes who have dreams, we call them mad. They follow everyone else's advice and simply offer their own thoughts to the public intellectual. They do not want to think about what the public intellectual says. They may not even have the ability to think independently. They have no dreams, no beliefs, and their souls have no weight at all. They are light and affectionate. Even if they die immediately, they may not feel that they ever existed.

But Don Quixote is not. Although everything is illusion and imagined by him, we would say that he has read too many chivalric novels and burned out his brain. However, we who are sane cannot write poetry based on a nut. Life without poetry is really boring! At this time, I envied Don Quixote's madness.