1. The Goatherd's introduction is found in Volume 1, Chapter 50, Page 341.
2. The Goatherd is a peasant farmer who tends to his sheep. Eugenio is able to talk to his sheep "as if [they] had a brain" (341). The goatherd tells the men that he became a Shepard along side his friend Anselmo who started to tend sheep after the disappearance of the lovely Leandra. Eugenio tends Anselmo's sheep now (and his own as well), and they both still "sing duets praising, ordaining, our lovely Leandra" (345).
3. The gerdherder is similar to Don Quijote because at one point the men believe both to be a little crazy. The goatherd tells the men that he talks to his animals as if they "had a brain, don't think I'm an idiot , because, really there's a special mystery in the words I use" (341). It is interesting that the men believe every word that the goatherd says, and totally disregard Don's sanity.
4. I believe Eugenio the Goatherd is a hero in our sense of the definition because he sticks up for his own beliefs. The goatherd disregards Don's attempt at adding another man to the group. Eugenio looks disgusted at the way Don is dressed, and asks who the man speaking is, and "why he looks and talks the way he talks" (347). The goatherd is genuine in his depiction of the story of Leandra, and keeps all the men occupied and fascinated with the story. He is someone that the men look up to, even though he is a peasant herder.
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I must agree that the Goatherd is a hero due to his ability to stand up for what he believes in. As we agreed upon in class, a hero must have a principle set of beliefs that he stands up for. In fact, he believes that he can talk to goats with such passion that Don Quijote's band of travellers believes him, with the priest stating "I believe every word of it because I know from experience that mountains make men learned and shepherds' huts hold philosophers" (341). However, he may be able to communicate to some extent with the goats for as he tells the goat to lie near him while he tells his story, "The she-goat seemed to understand, for as her master seated himself, she lay down next to him" (342). Conclusively, I do believe the Goatherd hold heroistic traits, for he stands up for what he believes in.
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