His twenty-eight years on an uninhabited island
There was nothing but some jungles, wild animals.
When he comes to the island
make a great Cross on the Shore
Characters of Ronbinson
courage wisdom positive attitude Never give up
Character analysis
The character Robinson is not common sailor. He is a businessman who takes overseas business as his cause.
lonely
Trying to leave
fought against cannibal savages
later rescued one savage named Friday from death and made him his servant
Friday
Characterization
The Archetype of Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe is one of the world's most popular adventure novels. Daniel Defoe based his classic tale of shipwreck and survival on an uninhabited island is based on a true story. The real Robinson Crusoe was a Scotsman named Alexander Selkirk .
The novel showed
the time spirit that
advocated
freedom
and
development. At
the same time, it
showed
Benthamism
(utilitarianism) in the
world.
Robinson’s youth
Robinson is a bourgeoisie with adventurous spirit Robinson is a bourgeoisie of practical spirit. Robinson is bourgeoisie of colonizing character.
He eventually escapes
andntation
owner.
He embarks on a slave gathering expedition to West Africa but is shipwrecked off the coast of Venezuela in a terrible storm.
◆ However, Defoe himself didn’t acknowledge this resource.
Background
Robinson Crusoe was written in the middle of 17th century. At t h a t t i m e , t h e bourgeois revolution was just over. Robinson was epitome of the society.
Robinson Crusoe ◆ Self-independent; perseverant; inspiring and innovating,
adventurous, colonial mind; practical He is no flashy hero or grand epic adventurer, He does not boast of his courage in quelling the mutiny, and he is always ready to admit unheroic feelings of fear or panic, as when he finds the footprint on the beach. Crusoe prefers to depict himself as an ordinary sensible man, never as an exceptional hero. survival instincts
He fought against the advice of his father, pursuing his livelihood by going to sea.
He does so and after a false start he has some success but a third voyage ends in slavery
Selkirk eventually returned to his home in Scotland, where he became quite a celebrity. Though he did get married, he never quite recovered from his stay on the island. Spending much of his time alone, he didn‘t feel comfortable living indoors and built a sort of cave or bower（凉棚） behind his father's house that he stayed in. He also trained two cats to perform little feats, like he did on the island. Eventually he returned to sea and he died of fever off the coast of Africa in 1721 at the age of 45.