One day, by chance, I saw a ticket link forwarded by my friend in a circle of friends, which was a Chinese version of the Broadway musical "I, Don Quixote".

Driven by curiosity, we read the background introduction about it, and the creative team extended the life of Cervantes and the plot of Don Quixote in the novel, and skillfully combined the author's ideological course with the adventure experience of the protagonist in the novel in the form of "crossing" and "playing in the play".

This unique drama structure instantly aroused my desire to book tickets online, and I personally went to the theater to feel its atmosphere.

The impression of Don Quixote still stays in the history textbook of junior high school. When it comes to the European Renaissance, it is only a brief mention-"Don Quixote" is the representative work of Spanish novelist Cervantes.

That's all, so that I can't even read the name of the novel accurately, and I always read "great" as "ke", not to mention my understanding of the author and his works.

At that time, more attention was paid to famous people such as Shakespeare and Leonardo da Vinci, who were emphasized in books.

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Make an appointment with your friends, and then wait for the tickets to arrive. During the period, I accidentally found a simplified version of the novel Don Quixote on the "Listen to a Book Every Day" column of the app.

When I have nothing to do, I cram for the last minute, listen to the condensed version for nearly an hour, and get to know Don Quixote better. Through Don Quixote's adventure, the author satirizes the bad influence of knight novels prevailing in Europe at that time.

But what touched me the most was the introduction of the author's life at the beginning of the book. Cervantes was a sailor, a tax collector, a prisoner and a kidnapper. The literary career was even more bumpy, and it was not until the age of 58 that he became famous with the publication of Don Quixote.

Before that, in the unknown creative process, he was an alien to outsiders, incompatible with the surrounding chivalry, and doomed to be a dream that would not come true.

However, Cervantes, the author, insisted on his share of certainty, pursued his dream in an unknown world, and finally made it come true. The novel Don Quixote ushered in the era of modern European literary novels.

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With the arrival of tickets, the excitement grows stronger, just like exploring an unknown planet. At 5: 3 in the afternoon, starting from my friend's company, we rushed to the dream-seeking journey that was about to kick off.

At the entrance of the theater, there are many spectators who come to enjoy the * * *, and the tickets in their hands are like a personal identity tag. At that moment, I felt that I was no longer a lonely individual, but a big team full of energy.

It's a blessing in life to look around at the warm and unfamiliar faces around you and gather here for a common hobby.

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The drama started on time, and Cervantes and his servants, together with a pile of their junk, were pushed in by the doorman with the clanging of the door.

In order to keep the manuscript of the novel that he worked so hard to write from being taken away by the inmates in the prison, Cervantes skillfully responded and drew them together to interpret Don Quixote's adventures in the novel.

Windmills, scarecrows and hostels are all his imaginary enemies in Don Quixote's eyes. He is obsessed with fighting against them in his own world, even if he breaks his head.

The warm applause is not only a recognition of the actors' wonderful performance, but also a reflection of ourselves from Don Quixote's absurd and funny behavior.

Perhaps, in the eyes of others, the ideals and goals we are pursuing through thick and thin are the spinning windmill, the interesting scarecrow and the dilapidated hotel wall.

Outsiders see the authorities clearly. We are tired of walking in our own world, or we are confused, and we are gradually shaken by our dreams. Under the repeated discouragement of friends, we may compromise, give up the dream that we have been insisting on and find another way.

however, some people are doomed to be caged. Just like a bird in a cage, in order to return to the blue sky, flapping its wings until it is exhausted.

In my thirties, I often stumble my way back, and it's enough to have a experience in glad you came.

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At the end of the play, people broke up and the prolonged applause echoed. We are saying goodbye to the actors and Don Quixote in Cervantes' eyes.

but I don't know when, he has already slipped into our hearts.

Many Don Quixote-like dreams have been brewed on the road of growing up, either boasting or hiding in my heart.

in the long river of years, big waves wash sand, and what is precipitated is your dream that you are willing to fight for this life.

Sometimes, although it is too slim, you will meet with ridicule and sudden setbacks from arrogant people from time to time, but you still have to pursue it in this life.

just like the rap in the song, it's only for many years later, when I go to sleep, I can have a clear conscience.

follow that cloud all the way.