For the majority of people around the world, our imagination is something we use as a tool to escape daily life. A way to rejuvenate our souls, a quick passage to a world away from any problems we may have, yet most importantly it is a way to remind us that what is real, is in fact real. In Miguel de Cervantes’ novel ‘El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha’, the main protagonist Don Quijote has trouble separating what is real to what is only in his imagination. Throughout the novel, Don Quijote believes he is a knight and demands he bring justice back to the land. Through the use of old literature, characters and the way Don Quijote perceives his surroundings, Cervantes’ explores how the connection between imagination and life is drawn together.
Alonso Quixano is the protagonist of the novel, yet he is much better known as Don Quijote. The novel is set in 16th …show more content…
His imagination has taken over the way in which he sees and interacts with the real world, causing him to seem mad to the people around him. In Don Quijote, the relationship between life and imagination is seen throughout the novel in many different ways. Cervantes explores this to highlight the importance of imagination and that it lives in all forms of literature. Life and imagination in Don Quijote are a constant theme throughout the book, being used in all of Don Quijote’s actions and how he looks at people in the world he is surrounded by. The real world serves as a reminder for Don Quijote even if he cannot fully understand it, a reminder that his imagination is not real. Although Don Quijote seems to fully believe that his fantasy world is his real life, the people around him and the physical planes of the earth are reminders that his imagination isn’t real. This is the co-existence between life and imagination in the novel ‘El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la
Alonso Quixano is the protagonist of the novel, yet he is much better known as Don Quijote. The novel is set in 16th …show more content…
His imagination has taken over the way in which he sees and interacts with the real world, causing him to seem mad to the people around him. In Don Quijote, the relationship between life and imagination is seen throughout the novel in many different ways. Cervantes explores this to highlight the importance of imagination and that it lives in all forms of literature. Life and imagination in Don Quijote are a constant theme throughout the book, being used in all of Don Quijote’s actions and how he looks at people in the world he is surrounded by. The real world serves as a reminder for Don Quijote even if he cannot fully understand it, a reminder that his imagination is not real. Although Don Quijote seems to fully believe that his fantasy world is his real life, the people around him and the physical planes of the earth are reminders that his imagination isn’t real. This is the co-existence between life and imagination in the novel ‘El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la