The Instability of the Female Quixote In “The Female Quixote,” the fanciful nature of fiction is not only an obstacle to social acceptance, but an absurdity. Following popular ideas of the time, fiction is presented as entertainment and indulgence that is irreconcilable with reality and threatens the reader's perception of real experience. The theme is common, as evidenced by the basis of this novel, Cervantes' "Don Quixote," and other works such as Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey." History is a series of examples of what not to do, acting as both a warning and a guide to conduct. But there is a fundamental instability in the work resulting from the opposition of morality and the means by which it presents itself. The intention of the work is to describe the error of confusing fiction and reality, but this is done through fiction. The reader is supposed to believe in the validity of the moral of the story, which means not believing in the stories. A work that denies its own foundation cannot work, and this remains true for “The Feminine Quixote”. But this contradiction can only exist if it clearly contains an instructive message. In this novel, it is not about the negative influence of romances, but only about the ridicule it gives to the main character, Arabella. And how irrational is she? For the vast majority of the plot, she believes she is living in a classic romance novel rather than 18th century Britain. She misunderstands the true intentions of almost every character she encounters, transposing their equivalent in court stories such as Cassandra, Cleopatra, Artamenes, and Clelia onto themselves. Because she has no aesthetic distance from romance novels and sees the motivation...... middle of paper ...... another level of "The Quixote Woman" contradicts. When purpose rejects the foundation on which it is built, the entire structure must collapse. Therefore, as entertaining as the work may be, it essentially fails by denying its own existence. Works CitedLennox, Charlotte. Ed. Marguerite Dalziel. “The Feminine Quixote or the Adventures of Arabella.” Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1989.Merleau-Ponty, M. Trans. Colin Smith. “Phenomenology of perception”. Routledge & KeganPaul: London, 1962. Sawicki, Marianne. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. “Edmond Husserl (1859-1938). » 1996. Stewart, David and Algis Mickunas. “Exploring phenomenology: a guide to the field and its literature.” American Library Association: Chicago, 1974.