Man Of La Mancha Play Analysis

An individual may purposely choose to follow an ideal over reality, or they may believe that an ideal is reality itself. This in it's entirety is an individual's conquest of finding contentment in a life filled with pain and sorrow. Individuals who choose to embrace reality rather than seeing it with alterations may not feel internally victorious and satisfied by their life. In the play, “Man of La Mancha”, by by Dale Wasserman, Joe Darion, and Mitch Leigh, the story of Don Quixote a man who used a mental disability towards his own moral edification displayed the impact of truth in his life. Truth and his personal ideals played a vital role in bringing Don Quixote health and true happiness. * In this play Don Quixote used his own concept of perfection in a manner that displays the ways embracing and accepting idealistic values can prevent one from being in-content and depressed with life.*

If there is nothing to cherish in life, there is nothing to achieve, if this is the case ultimately there is nothing to live for. Disregarding the validity of the motive itself, finding ideals and giving truth a role in one’s life can and does bring purpose into one’s life. Man Of …show more content…
The human mind seeks comfort and satisfaction. It can also be said that an individual with these capabilities may be considered somewhat mad or insane, similar to how Don Quixote was conceived by the prisoners in Man of La Mancha. Don Quixote “...select(ed) from life what please(d) (him)” rather than allowing the facts of reality to intervene and ruin his motives and desires in his life. The facts of reality in his case were the ones brought forth by the “Enchanter”. Seeing himself as what he truly was destroyed his moralistic values. The ideals of being a noble knight, and to fight off any foe were what kept Don Quixote physically and mentally healthy despite his