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Rinconete y Cortadillo

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TeresaLSoto

This document provides a critical analysis of the novel Rinconete y Cortadillo by Cervantes in 5 sections. It argues that the plot represents an escape from ordinary society for the two main characters. It also asserts that the novel serves as a social satire and ridicule of Seville through characters like the innkeeper's wife and the boys' eventual joining of the thieves' confraternity. Additionally, it notes that no single character narrates but several observe the action. The document suggests the main characters manipulate reality and the reader through exaggerated language and that Monipodio's house mirrors real society, with him acting as a judge. It poses that Cervantes may be criticizing or exalting his

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Rinconete y Cortadillo Critical analysis
Away from reality The plot in the novel follows a pattern that may represent some kind of refuge for the 2 main characters: a escape from ordinary society Rinconete and Cortadillo seem rather distant from both the 束cofradia損 and the rest of the society
Social criticism: satire Social satire Ridicule of Seville Innkeepers wife: condones the boys behaviors for her own amusement (card trick) The two boys also fail to denounce the confraternity of thieves and eventually become part of it
The narrator No character within Rinconete and Cortadillo actually narrates the text BUT several appear as being observing the action. Series of intermediaries who collide with the main characters throughout the story (conflict of interests)
The main characters: satire Manipulators of their reality and manipulators of the reader: se単or gentilhombre and se単or caballero The types themselves thieves, prostitutes, cutthroats are real, but the words they utter are completely out of place Monipodios house = microcosms that mirrors the real society Monipodio acts as a judge and uses sophisticated language Good social norms at Monipodios house = satire
Personal experience Maybe Cervantes is criticizing the city in which he lived and suffered for some time But may also be exalting the rectitude of the rest of his homeland Is Cervantes Rinconete?
La Sevilla que no vemos http://www.galeon.com/juliodominguez/2004b/ acce1.html

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Rinconete y Cortadillo

  • 2. Away from reality The plot in the novel follows a pattern that may represent some kind of refuge for the 2 main characters: a escape from ordinary society Rinconete and Cortadillo seem rather distant from both the 束cofradia損 and the rest of the society
  • 3. Social criticism: satire Social satire Ridicule of Seville Innkeepers wife: condones the boys behaviors for her own amusement (card trick) The two boys also fail to denounce the confraternity of thieves and eventually become part of it
  • 4. The narrator No character within Rinconete and Cortadillo actually narrates the text BUT several appear as being observing the action. Series of intermediaries who collide with the main characters throughout the story (conflict of interests)
  • 5. The main characters: satire Manipulators of their reality and manipulators of the reader: se単or gentilhombre and se単or caballero The types themselves thieves, prostitutes, cutthroats are real, but the words they utter are completely out of place Monipodios house = microcosms that mirrors the real society Monipodio acts as a judge and uses sophisticated language Good social norms at Monipodios house = satire
  • 6. Personal experience Maybe Cervantes is criticizing the city in which he lived and suffered for some time But may also be exalting the rectitude of the rest of his homeland Is Cervantes Rinconete?
  • 7. La Sevilla que no vemos http://www.galeon.com/juliodominguez/2004b/ acce1.html