Lazarillo may have had too high expectations when presented by the squire’s noble appearance and his offering to take him in. Lazarillo’s bad experiences with his previous two masters and then being abandoned left him back at his homeless predicament. With his previous master being from the church, he became accustomed to praying and just so happened that a valorous squire appeared with his offering to take Lazrillo in. The squire even said “God had been good to you, fixing things so that you’d meet me. You must have said a good prayer today.” This reinforced the assumption that Lazarillo may have felt his luck has turned for the better. It was state that Lazarillo “followed him thanking God for what I heard him say and also because judging by his clothes and demeanor, he seemed to be just the man I was looking for.” Consequently, Lazarillo had learned that the squire was not affluent, did not have any worldly possessions besides his attire and sword, and did not even have any means to support himself. The squire’s survival was depended solely on the help of others with the same false pretenses that Lazarillo had. The squire’s impoverty was evident because in his home, the only thing he had was a poorly made bed and even that was rented to him. When the creditors and the renter of the bed came to his place asking for the payment, the Squire ended up disappearing leaving Lazarillo in his place. In some regards, Lazarillo was probably better off than the squire as Lazarillo was taught by his previous master’s ways to help himself. Not only did Lazarillo provide himself with food, but because out of sympathy, he even shared his food with his master which juxtaposes the roles of master and servant.

Zachary L.