Sancho Panza as Governor in Don Quixote
While reading Don Quixote, I am sure that many people wonder whether or not Sancho Panza will get his island to govern. The main reason that Sancho agrees to be the squire of Don Quixote is because he is promised riches and an isle to govern. As the book progresses it appears that Sancho's dream will not come true and he will not become a governor. Many times in the book, Sancho asks his master if he was really going to get his isle and Don Quixote always promises him that he will. Eventually Sancho does become governor, although it is all because of a trick played on him by the Duke and Duchess. He shocks everyone by his wisdom and skill that he shows while he is governor.
When this book first starts we see Sancho Panza as an illiterate peasant man whose dream is to have his own isle to govern. Sancho's dream finally does come true when the Duke gives him an island to govern. Unfortunately, this is all a trick and everything is planned out so that Sancho will fail as governor. Sancho suprises everyone with his wise decision-making. You will see from examples just how wise Sancho really is.
Sancho is very determined to govern his isle the best he can and prove to everyone that he is capable. He says, "It's not out of greed that I want to leave my poor huts and rise to greater things but from my desire to find out what it tastes like to be governor"(736). This shows that Sancho has changed since the beginning of the book. The only reason Sancho agrees to go on the adventures with Don Quixote in the first place is because he is promised an isle to govern. Sancho is very greedy at first and he is always reminding his master about the isle he is promised. He says, "Mind,...
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...ok control of his isle, Sancho proves him wrong and wins his heart by doing a great job as governor. He shows great instinct, leadership, and decision-making during his eight-day reign as governor.
Finally, this episode points out one of the themes in the book. It proves that some things are never as good as they seem. Sancho thought his whole life would be better by becoming a governor, but in actuality it was one of the worst times in his life. When his governorship is over he realizes that he wants to go back and go on more adventures with his good friend Don Quixote. He wants everything to be back to normal. These few chapters send out a very important message. You should always be happy with who you are and what your life is. Never wish for riches and fame because many times being rich and famous will not make you truly happy.
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