Escape as a Repeated Response

Lazarillo de Tormes

This thread compares Lázaro’s departures from dangerous or impossible situations and shows how leaving becomes his recurring strategy.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Leaving the Family Leaving the Family from "Lazarillo de Tormes". Departure Begins as Necessity A Mother’s Decision Antona Pérez gives Lázaro away because she cannot secure his future at home.

Leaving the Family from "Lazarillo de Tormes". Departure Begins as Necessity A Mother’s Decision Antona Pérez gives Lázaro away because she cannot secure his future at home.

Departure Begins as Necessity A Mother’s Decision Antona Pérez gives Lázaro away because she cannot secure his future at home. Dependence Travels With Him He leaves one poor household only to enter another relationship with little power of his own.

Escaping the Blind Man Escaping the Blind Man from "Lazarillo de Tormes". Departure Through Retaliation

Departure Through Retaliation

Dismissed by the Priest Dismissed by the Priest from "Lazarillo de Tormes". The Master Ends the Service A Wound and Recovery Lázaro wakes after three days and takes weeks to recover from the blow.

Dismissed by the Priest from "Lazarillo de Tormes". The Master Ends the Service A Wound and Recovery Lázaro wakes after three days and takes weeks to recover from the blow.

The Master Ends the Service A Wound and Recovery Lázaro wakes after three days and takes weeks to recover from the blow. Expulsion The priest rejects him as a servant and sends him into the street again.

Abandoned by the Squire Abandoned by the Squire from "Lazarillo de Tormes". The Master Leaves First A Vanishing Promise The squire goes out to change money and does not return.

Abandoned by the Squire from "Lazarillo de Tormes". The Master Leaves First A Vanishing Promise The squire goes out to change money and does not return.

The Master Leaves First A Vanishing Promise The squire goes out to change money and does not return. Reversed Dependency Instead of Lázaro choosing to leave his master, he is left behind without protection.

Choosing Safety Choosing Safety from "Lazarillo de Tormes". Departure Becomes Self-Protection A Dangerous Occupation The attack convinces Lázaro that guarding the alguacil is not worth the risk.

Choosing Safety from "Lazarillo de Tormes". Departure Becomes Self-Protection A Dangerous Occupation The attack convinces Lázaro that guarding the alguacil is not worth the risk.

Departure Becomes Self-Protection A Dangerous Occupation The attack convinces Lázaro that guarding the alguacil is not worth the risk. A Deliberate Exit He resigns and seeks a safer livelihood, turning movement into his most dependable defense.

When Lázaro is entrusted to 盲人

During the rainstorm near the end of their travels

After the chest key is discovered

After the creditors arrive at the squire’s house

After Lázaro’s constable is injured in a night attack