# Don Quixote — My First Summer in the Sierra character guide

> Don Quixote in My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Don, the dripping Don, The Don

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-in-camp-on-the-north-fork-of-the-merced

## Who they are

A humorous nickname for a mule or character in camp.

## Relationships

### [Billy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_first_summer_in_the_sierra_se/characters/billy)

_friendship_

Billy interacts with Don Quixote, likely a mule or animal companion, treating it with familiarity and care.

### [Bruin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_first_summer_in_the_sierra_se/characters/bruin)

_rivalry_

Bruin, a bear, and Don Quixote, likely a mule, have a tense or adversarial relationship due to the bear's threat to livestock.

### [Mr. Delaney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_first_summer_in_the_sierra_se/characters/mr_delaney)

_professional_

Don Quixote is a pack animal under Mr. Delaney's direction, used for transporting supplies.

### [Jack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_first_summer_in_the_sierra_se/characters/jack)

_friendship_

Don Quixote and Jack share a bond as animal and handler, with Jack caring for the mule.

## In the story

### [In Camp on the North Fork of the Merced](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_first_summer_in_the_sierra_se/chapters/ii-in-camp-on-the-north-fork-of-the-merced)

The shepherd who selected the camp location; referred to as 'the Don'.

### [Back to the Lowlands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_first_summer_in_the_sierra_se/chapters/xi-back-to-the-lowlands)

Directed Muir to a grove of sequoias.

## Links

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