Apart from this quite noticeable gap in the text, the reader is set to challenge the dominant cultural identity, that being Chivalry. Chivalry is a code of behavior that medieval knights followed. Chivalry was a feature of the Middle Ages in Western Europe. It died out during the 15th century, but the ideals of chivalry continued to influence models of behavior for gentlemen and the nobility during the Renaissance in the 16th century. However, this …showed first 75 words of 754 total…

…showed last 75 words of 754 total…idealism perpetually at odds with the evil, meanness and logic of the real world, and positions the reader to collude with this ethic. This subject matter is an ideal that should be always cherished by the world, as if we do not accept a deviation from the norm we will never be able to accept anything. Don Quixote is a novel of the greatest standard, and is a representation of values that we must appreciate.