Compare and contrast Don Quixote with Sundiata in Don Quixote de la Mancha.

One of the fundamental differences between Quixote and any
king lies in the fact that Quixote never had to be in the position of political
leadership.  Quixote was able to remain as an outsider, fighting for the life of the
knight, upholding the virtues of chivalry.  This is in stark opposition to political
leaders like Sundiata, who were responsible for kingdoms and their protection.  In this
light, there is a difference between seeking power from the outside, on a quest, and the
realization of this with the ascent into political power.  In this realm, I think that
Sundiata was fundamentally different than Quixote because of having to govern and rule
over territories, something that Quixote never had to do.  In his rule, Sunidata and
Quixote were similar in that they both sought to bring people together.  Sunidata sought
to bring people together in his empire in a type of federation where voices were heard
and validated.  In his quest through the code of the knight, Quixote operates in much of
the same way, negating voices that only seek to bring disgrace to fair Dulcinea or the
code of the knight.  Both embody the ideal of social justice.  Yet, again the manner in
which Sunidata had to wrestle with it in the form of political power is vastly different
to Quixote, who was never in such a position.