Transformation of reality depicted in Don Quixote In his novel, Don Quixote, Miguel Cervantes effectively uses transformation of reality to criticize and reflect social and literary norms. In three distinct scenes, Don Quixote or his companion Sancho transform reality. They often encounter the discontent of others. It is through the scene of the innkeeper, that of the windmill, that of the Benedictine friar and that of Quixote's deathbed that Cervantes contemplates revolutionary literary philosophies and techniques. The theme of the transformation of reality does not stop here either. Sometimes transformations of reality scenes act as mimetic devices. Ultimately, Miguel Cervantes' use of transformative scenes serves as a creative backdrop for deeper observations and critiques of seventeenth-century Spanish society. When Don Quixote stumbles upon a modest inn shortly after beginning his journey, the reader is presented 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 states, “I expected nothing less from your great magnificence, my lord… Until then, in the chapel of this castle, I will guard my armor” (Cervantes 2234). The banal has become extraordinary. The innkeeper, who himself admits not having had a very noble past, is awarded a royal title. The prostitutes that Quixote meets inside are transformed into ladies. Cervantes describes the girls as shocked at being called anything other than prostitutes. He writes: “The girls looked at him, trying to scrutinize his face, half hidden by the poorly made visor. Having never heard women of their profession called damsels before, they were unable to hold back the...... middle of paper ...... nor received any satisfaction in seeking Don Quixote to change his point of view . In conclusion, throughout Don Quixote, Miguel Cervantes explores the transformation of reality. In this way, it criticizes and reflects conventional social literary norms. In three distinct scenes, Don Quixote or his companion Sancho transform reality. They often encounter the discontent of others. It is through the scene of the innkeeper, that of the windmill, that of the Benedictine friar and that of Quixote's deathbed that Cervantes contemplates revolutionary literary philosophies and techniques. The theme of the transformation of reality does not stop here either. Sometimes transformations of reality scenes act as mimetic devices. Ultimately, Miguel Cervantes' use of transformative scenes serves as a creative backdrop for deeper observations and critiques of seventeenth-century Spanish society..