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In the 21 st century, the zapatista movement in southwestern mexico is a concrete example that don quixotesmessage still lives on. Don quixote is a character who has read so many books. He has become obsessed with books of chivalry, and believes their every word to be true, despite the fact that many of the events in them are clearly impossible. Don quixote summary from litcharts the creators of. Their adventures in the picaresque world of sixteenth century spain form the basis of. Johnny hellers husky voice is especially good when intoning the naive speech of sancho panza, the squire who agrees to join don quixote in return for his promise of an island to rule.
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