The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes is about the life of a young boy who grows up with thieves. Lazaro becomes a servant and leaves his family so that he is no longer a burden. His master, a blind man, does not pay him in money, but rather in food and experience. Eventually, after experiencing the cruelty of the blind man, Lazaro escapes him. The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes explores human nature in this coming of age story by following the lives of multiple characters like Lazaro and the Blind man. The text is riddled with lessons about the loss of innocence, truth, and deception. The excerpt begins with Lazaro learning a lesson about innocence and how human nature is dark and cruel. He continuously compares man to the devil, believing that