Analysis Of Don Quixote Cervantes

Ekman makes a very important point to highlight the landscapes in her story. She uses her writing to make this vivid images of natural landscapes, and when I was trying to think of a comparison for this story, I though about that very concept. In Don Quixote Cervantes offers this imagery as well in his stories. Landscapes come into mind when I think about the windmill scene in the plains. Both works give off great visuals of the landscapes in their respective stories. The thing is though in these examples both Quixote and Ekman make it sound like they are living in their own fantasies, and that’s where I see comparisons in their sections. In Don Quixote we know he is very imaginative and sees life’s events in a unique way, while Ekman doesn’t

I was always reading books on nature so it is very hard to pinpoint one story that this reminded me of, but in my childhood reading post I talked about Zoobooks, which really helped me understand our world and the natural wonders it holds. There is a quote in this one section that really spoke to me, “Thinking about nature or, better, going out into it, gives you a soothing, healing sensation of having found something that is superior to civilization” (Ekman 48 ). Whenever I opened a Zoobook (especially ones on the forest or the ocean animals) I always felt really relaxed and now whenever I do go into certain habitats I do feel a healing sensation as Ekman described. The reason I chose to compare this section to a Zoobook though (besides not having many options for this section), is the way Ekman describes nature. It reminds me of reading one of these books or watching a documentary as a child. Ekman describes nature and all its inhabitants with vivid imagery, and whenever I read as a child writing like this stood out to me and still stands out to me, because I can visualize things and try to understand it better. While there are many comparisons there are also examples of contrast. Obviously the first

There are many comparisons to Potiki talking about conservation of natural lands, keeping a sacred civilization, and saving culture against tourism are all mentioned in Potiki and are in some ways mentioned in these three works as well. In Potiki the whole plotline revolves around the Maori people wanting to save their native lands and culture from the tourism industry wanting to build on their native lands. Both the Maori people and Ekman value the land they live on whether it be the islands or the Swedish wilderness. In Potiki, Grace uses the islands and their own culture to develop her characters while Ekman ( as seen in “Mistress of the Forest: An Interview with Kerstin Ekman” we know that Ekman chooses to use the forest and it’s mysteries to build her characters as well as the story map for her books. While Ekman uses themes to organize her story (as told to us in Linear or Cyclical section of this work), Grace chooses to use chronological events to tell her story in Potiki. It seems like in both Grace’s and Ekman’s work they use the theme of loss incorporated into their stories whether it be the loss of a person, civilization, or culture. Both Ekman and Grace are very close to their native cultures, and I feel like each of them put a bit of their own personal experiences into both their individual works. Also both authors in their respective