Transformation of reality as depicted in Don QuixoteThroughout his novel Don Quixote, Miguel Cervantes effectively uses the transformation of reality to criticize and reflect societal norms and literary. In three distinct scenes, Don Quixote or his partner Sancho transform reality. They often encounter discontent from others. It is through the innkeeper scene, the windmill scene, the Benedictine friar scene, and Quixote's deathbed scene that Cervantes contemplates revolutionary literary philosophies and techniques. The theme of reality transformation doesn't even end there. Sometimes transformations of reality scenes act as mimetic devices. Ultimately, Miguel Cervantes' use of transformation scenes acts as a creative backdrop for further observations and critiques of 17th-century Spanish society. When Don Quixote stumbles upon a modest inn shortly after beginning his journey, the reader is confronted with the first of many transformations. of reality. For Quixote, the inn is not a typical inn but a castle, and the innkeeper is a lord. Quixote declares: “I expected nothing less from your great magnificence, my lord... In the meantime, in the chapel of this castle, I will watch over my armor” (Cervantes 2234). The mundane has become the extraordinary. The innkeeper, who himself admits not having had the most noble past, receives a title of royalty. The prostitutes that Quixote meets inside transform into ladies. Cervantes describes the girls as being shocked to be called anything other than prostitutes. He writes: “The girls looked at him, trying to scrutinize his face, half hidden by his poorly made visor. Having never heard women of their profession called young ladies before, they were unable to remember middle of paper......and received no satisfaction in seeking out Don Quixote to change their minds. In conclusion, throughout Don Quixote, Miguel Cervantes explores the transformation of reality. In doing so, it critiques and reflects conventional societal literary norms. In three distinct scenes, Don Quixote or his partner Sancho transform reality. They often encounter discontent from others. It is through the innkeeper scene, the windmill scene, the Benedictine friar scene, and Quixote's deathbed scene that Cervantes contemplates revolutionary literary philosophies and techniques. The theme of reality transformation doesn't even end there. Sometimes transformations of reality scenes act as mimetic devices. Ultimately, Miguel Cervantes' use of transformative scenes acts as a creative backdrop for deeper observations and critiques of 17th-century Spanish society..