True Honor
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True Honor "For liberty, as well as for honor, man ought to risk even his life, and he should reckon captivity, the greatest evil life can bring." In the novel Don Quixote, there are several instances where the characters of the book struggle to find their true honor and overcome the captivity of their own social class. Don Quixote, however, searches for liberty throughout the book. Once you overcome the captivities of your social class, and find one's true personal honor, as opposed to the honor associated with one's social position, then will you find liberty. For example, Don Quixote's squire Sancho, is the best example of this. During the course of the story, one sees that his traits show he is ignorant, cowardly, and foolish. With time, however, he proves himself to be a wise and just ruler. He eventually comes to the realization that excessive ambition only creates...

