by Miguel de Cervantes
Setting:
The story is set in an
anarchy setting where knights are most honoured soldiers. It happened somewhere
in the place where wind blew stronger and harder; open space; far from town and
houses; in a plain.
Characters:
Don Quixote - conceived
the idea of Giants in a form of windmills.
Sancho Panza - who believed that windmills are
not Giants.
Plot:
The discovery of at
least thirty to forty windmills in a plain had started the argument of Sancho
and Don Quixote’s belief on the ignoble Giant Briareus known to us as
windmills.
Valorous on Quixote had face those whom
he believed as mighty creatures with his horse Rozinante covering himself with
his shield and couching his lance then implore
the guidance of Lady Dulcinea for victory.
However, nature bounced back as the
wind whirled faster and rapidly that brought him to his defeat.
Right there and then, Don Quixote
realized that fortune was not on his side and that he was convinced that the
Giants were actually windmills.
Conflict:
On man vs man perspective, the
opposing belief of two rationale and great knights is the highlight of the story on the other hand, the existing conflict of man vs nature was clearly elaborated as Don Quixote tried to fight the nature-operated windmills.
Point of View:
The narrative story used
the third person point of view.
Symbolism:
The Tilting of Windmills
suggests “attacking imaginary enemies.” In addition, it has been described that
somehow nature has two faces; human can benefit from it but when abused and
exploited, can fight back.
Windmills so to speak helped mankind
but when attacked, can somehow protect itself thru its’ long arms when air
naturally operates it.
Theme:
The theme of the story
is somewhat based on ideology and realism. It is in Pancho’s character that in
natural way, daily chores in life has to be met and can be of great help while
Don Quixote’s perspective draws on achieving the triumphs in all endeavours by all means.
Language & Style of the Author:
The author uses figurative style of writing. His analogy is
direct and subconsciously his readers will think the reality that life has its
own limits and that is a fact one must accept.
Reaction:
Basically, the story
Tilting at the Windmills is so physiological in nature that somehow one must
read not only once but at least four times in order to comprehend the message
of the story. The story was also written long by age.
About the Author
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
- - is considered to be the
greatest Spanish writer.
- His novel Don Quixote (Part
I, 1605; Part II, 1615) is regarded as one of the masterpieces of world
literature. Miguel de Cervantes eloquent style and
remarkable insights made him distinct from the rest of the writers during his time.
- He has achieved acclaim
comparable to that given to such literary greats as Greek poet Homer, Italian
poet Date Aligheri, and English playwright William Shakespeare
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