Comparison Of Don Quixote, Sir Gawain, And The Confucian Gentleman

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Quixote, Sir Gawain, and the Confucian gentleman are examples of the imperfections of mankind. No matter how hard each of them tries there is always a fundamental flaw that keeps them from perfecting their inner self.
I chose to analyze Chapter 3 of Book 1 in Don Quixote. This chapter is important to the novel as a whole because it shows that Don Quixote is truly insane and not just faking being mad. In chapter 3 Don Quixote and Sancho Panza come across an inn that Don Quixote imagines being an enormous castle. The chapter begins with Don Quixote begging the keeper of the inn to formally knight him with an elaborate ceremony at his castle. The innkeeper then realizes that Don Quixote is insane so he plays along with his act and agrees to knight him. The innkeeper goes on to tell Don Quixote that he was once a brave knight errant who traveled the world seeking adventure. The places the innkeeper describes are low-life parts of towns in Spain. If Don Quixote had been truly a sane person he would have realized at this point that the innkeeper was lying because no knight errant would be in the slum parts of towns. But he did not realize that the man was lying because he is insane at this point of the novel. The innkeeper and Don Quixote then have a conversation in which Don Quixote reveals that he carries no money because he has never read of a knight errant carrying money. The innkeeper tells Don Quixote that money is not discussed in the books because it is such an obvious thing to have. Having no money on a trip is another fact that shows how insane Don Quixote really is. After this brief talk Don Quixote finally realizes that money is a necessity that must be carried at all times. He then goes to the courtyard to complete his vigil, but ends up knocking a man unconscious simply because he moved Don Quixote armor. Before knocking the man out he says a quick prayer to his lady Dulcinea, who does not love Don Quixote in ...