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In "Don Quixote", who represents the Spanish peasant class and the spirit of pragmatism and hedonism?

Sancho Panza and Don Quixote are images that are both antagonistic and complementary to each other. He is a typical Spanish peasant.

The typical significance of the character of Don Quixote and its multiple character traits are: on the one hand, he is divorced from reality, obsessed with fantasy, blind in action, and unrealistic in doing things; on the other hand, he is clear-headed, full of beautiful progressive ideals and confidence, and has a strong attitude toward life and reality.

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On the one hand, he is insane, crazy and ridiculous, but it is he who represents high moral principles, fearless spirit, heroic behavior, belief in justice, loyalty to love, etc.

Don Quixote is ridiculous, but he is always the embodiment of idealism.

He had infinite sympathy for the oppressed and the weak.

Combined with the specific plot, Don Quixote's chivalry contains the content of humanistic ideals.

Don Quixote is confident and optimistic, enthusiastic and generous, not afraid of power and sacrifice, and has correct views on freedom and peace, social equality and marital autonomy.

Don Quixote wants to restore chivalry and save the world through chivalry. His idea is not only out of touch with reality but also out of touch with the times.

Because in Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries, guns had been widely used in the military, and chivalry had declined.

Under this situation, if Don Quixote still wants to carry a rusty iron gun to fight and perform meritorious deeds, he will inevitably end up with a bloody head.

He refused to betray his master no matter what, and fell more and more in love with Don Quixote.

He was attracted by Don Quixote's virtues and broad mind, and was willing to follow his master to endure hardship for the sake of truth.

He no longer feels inferior, he realizes his self-worth, and understands that he "has a soul as big as others."

He showed his extraordinary talents, but there was no room for survival in that sinful society.

Expand knowledge: "Don Quixote" (also translated as "Don Quixote", "Don Quixote", etc.) was published in two parts by Spanish writer Cervantes Saavedra in 1605 and 1615.

A long anti-chivalry novel.

When the story takes place, knights have been extinct for more than a century, but the protagonist Alonso Quixote (the original name of Don Quixote) is obsessed with knight novels and often fantasizes about being a medieval knight, and then calls himself "Don Quixote".

"De La Manche" (the guardian of the La Manche region), took his neighbor Sancho Panza to be his servant.