1) Pedro Alonso first appears on page 31.
2) Pedro is the neighboring farmer who found Don Quijote laying in the road. He is kind to Don Quijote and helped him up, and brought him home.
3) Pedro can be compared to the innkeeper. Both the innkeeper and Pedro helped Don Quijote. The difference between the two characters is the way in which they help him. The innkeeper helped Don Quijote to amuse himself: "To have some fun, he made up his mind to humor Don Quijote" (22). The innkeeper knighted Don Quijote, and feed into his imagination before setting him off on his adventure. He was nice enough not to hassle Don Quijote for the money that was owed. Pedro, on the other hand, aided Don Quijote out of the kindness of his heart. He found Don Quijote on the ground in the road from where a young mule driver had beat him. He helped Don Quijote up, picked up the pieces of his lance, and strapped his gear to Rocinante. Pedro then mounted Don Quijote onto his donkey and walked them home. During which he had to listen to then endless, mindless rantings of Don Quijote.Pedro's kindness to Don Quijote never faltered and continued when they reached the village, before entering "the farmer waited until night had fallen, so the half-dead gentleman might not be seen on so poor a mount" (32).
4) Pedro Alonso is a hero because he is compassionate to Don Quijote. He helps Don Quijote purely out of the kindness of his heart. Pedro's patience and compassion towards Don Quijote are characteristics of a hero.
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Pedro Alonso can indeed be categorized as a hero. Kindness may be one of the most important traits that make a hero and Alonso exemplifies this trait perfectly. Without question, Alonso comes to the aid of Don Quijote. "...seeing a man stretched out on the road, he went over and asked why he was groaning so miserably" (31). He also checked Don Quijote for wounds and took him back to town at night, as to not embarass the knight for his unsightly condition. "...the farmer waited until night had fallen, so the half-dead gentleman might not be seen on so poor a mount" (32). Alonso is aware that Don Quijote is an honorable man and bringing him into town during the day could degrade this man's honor. This sensibility and kindness is what categorizes Pedro Alonso as a hero in the story.
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