In our current times, a growing trend in entertainment is a work of art’s ability to be “Meta”. Meta is an adjective referring to a work of art’s ability to be self-referential; in other words, to be aware of itself and its genre. This has also be described as “Hanging a Lampshade” or “Breaking the Fourth Wall”. A few notable examples of Meta works in modern art include television series such as 30 Rock (2006), Family Guy (1999) and Community (2009), or movies such as Scream (1996) or Cabin in the Woods (2011).
This fascination with being self-aware stems from the audience’s ability to be “in on the joke” so to speak; are you sick of sequels that never live up to the original? Well, so are the guy’s making the sequel!- that’s why the sequel is going to make fun of the fact that it’ll never live up to the original; which makes it more enjoyable because the art form connects with its viewer by understanding how the viewer feels and synchronizing with that feeling.
That’s why Don Quixote’s humor was and still is so appealing to the masses despite diverging from the traditional literary experience; because its humor and self-awareness connect with readers on a level that allows them to understand what …show more content…
The change in the relationship between the two, and the journey of Panza from simple sidekick to equal, partner, and friend is one in the same. Panza begins the tale as a greedy, opportunistic laborer who follows Don Quixote in hopes of wealth and power; much like other characters in the novel. Throughout the adventures Sancho chooses when to get swept up in Quixote’s madness and when to rise above it, even manipulating Quixote’s fantastical imagination for his own benefit. As the novels comes to a close however, Sancho revels in Quixote’s madness, seeing his master’s quixotic behavior as a valuable trait instead of seeing it as a hindrance and sometimes
This fascination with being self-aware stems from the audience’s ability to be “in on the joke” so to speak; are you sick of sequels that never live up to the original? Well, so are the guy’s making the sequel!- that’s why the sequel is going to make fun of the fact that it’ll never live up to the original; which makes it more enjoyable because the art form connects with its viewer by understanding how the viewer feels and synchronizing with that feeling.
That’s why Don Quixote’s humor was and still is so appealing to the masses despite diverging from the traditional literary experience; because its humor and self-awareness connect with readers on a level that allows them to understand what …show more content…
The change in the relationship between the two, and the journey of Panza from simple sidekick to equal, partner, and friend is one in the same. Panza begins the tale as a greedy, opportunistic laborer who follows Don Quixote in hopes of wealth and power; much like other characters in the novel. Throughout the adventures Sancho chooses when to get swept up in Quixote’s madness and when to rise above it, even manipulating Quixote’s fantastical imagination for his own benefit. As the novels comes to a close however, Sancho revels in Quixote’s madness, seeing his master’s quixotic behavior as a valuable trait instead of seeing it as a hindrance and sometimes