Don Quixote

Author: Miguel de Cervantes
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Modern society requires citizens to possess good humanities and scientific literacy, innovative spirit, cooperative awareness, and an open perspective. They should also have multifaceted basic abilities, including reading comprehension and expression/communication, as well as the ability to use modern technology to collect and process information. Based on this guiding philosophy, the Ministry of Education has formulated new standards for Chinese language curricula in primary and secondary schools and proposed a list of recommended reading books. This book is the masterpiece of Cervantes, a shining gem in the history of world literature. The protagonist, Don Quixote, is both detached from reality and immersed in fantasy, attempting to imitate the life of a knight-errant—his journey is driven by his imagined beloved. On the other hand, he is kind-hearted, determined to eliminate evil in the world, and uphold justice by helping the weak and punishing the strong. The scene of Don Quixote fighting the windmills remains a tale to this day. He is a comical, pitiful, tragic yet admirable character, an immortal classic prototype in the realm of humorous literature.