Don Quixote Critique

Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saaverda 1st ed. 1605 Don Quixote, written around four hundred years ago, has endured the test of time to become one of the world’s finest examples of literature; one of the first true novels ever written. It’s uncommonness lies in the fact that it encompasses many different aspects of writing that spans the spectrum. From light-hearted, comical exchanges between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza to descriptions so strong that …

…condones some parts of life, but shames others. It read quickly, always presenting different conflicts and stories, which kept my attention on the story. It was written in a pedestrian manner, not to sound like a children’s book, but rather so all could read and enjoy the story. Don Quixote will continue to be an archetype for modern novels, as well as an intriguing look at 16th Century Spain for many centuries to come.