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ROBINSON CRUSOE

notes. ROBINSON CRUSOE. Robinson's life and adventures are interesting and incredible The story has been published to instruct It is a true story. First passage. - the beginning of the book: Robinson’s account of his family background father, German (a merchant) mother, English

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ROBINSON CRUSOE

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  1. notes ROBINSON CRUSOE

  2. Robinson's life and adventures are interesting and incredible • The story has been published to instruct • Itis a true story

  3. First passage • -the beginning of the book: Robinson’s account of his family background • father, German (a merchant) • mother, English • anglicized name (Kreutznauer→Crusoe) • two brothers, one dead, one missing

  4. Father-son conflict • Robinson→ rambling thoughts; I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea • father→very ancient; a wise and grave man

  5. a eulogy of the middle state, the best state in the world, the most suited to human happiness • not exposed to the miseries and hardships, the labour and sufferings, of the mechanick part of mankind • not embarrassed with the pride, luxury, ambition, and envy of the upper part of mankind

  6. Second passage Robinson wakes up and sees he can reach the ship he sees a boat butcan’treachit he’sabout to be overcome by griefbutthentakes control of himself and decides to go on board he makes a raft to carryhisprovisions to the shore

  7. The setting Stress on his physical + rational efforts Rational attitude, practical mind Symbolic value of the SEA and the SHIP View of NATURE

  8. Third passage Robinson finds a footprint on the sand He reflects on howchangeableman’s feelings are according to whathappens in his life He turns to the Scriptures for comfort and guidance Idea of PROVIDENCE God’srights vs man’sduties

  9. Fourthpassage Detaileddescription of the “savage” • -general impression/face expression • -hair • -forehead • -eyes • -skincolour • -face • -nose • -mouth • -teeth

  10. Handsome→ because he lookslike a European Friday’s vs Robinson’sbehaviour A slave-master relationshipis «naturally» established

  11. PLOT →3 parts • Crusoe's early life; disobeying his father he goes to sea. After a series of adventures he gets to Brazil where he becomes a plantation owner. While going to Africa to get slaves he's shipwrecked on a desert island. He's the onlysurvivor; he isrescuedafter 28 years.

  12. 2. A journal → his life on the island, how he uses his intelligence and strength to overcome difficulties and become the master of the island. After many years of solitude he meets a "savage" whom he names Friday and whom he converts to Christianity; he also teaches him the English language and culture.

  13. 3. He is rescued, returns to Brazil with Friday as his servant, finds out he has become rich.

  14. STYLE • very matter-of-fact • little access to Robinson's thoughts and feelings (even if at times he reflects on religious matters) • mainly about actions, objects, events • no real plot, a diary-like sequence

  15. NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE • 1st-person narrator (sort of autobiography) • different from the author who, in the Preface, says he's only an editor

  16. INTERPRETATIONS Religious allegory → a Puritan dissertation about man's redemption from sin. Man must try and be saved through his work and self-reliance. At first, the island is an "island of despair", but gradually, through endurance, hard work, intelligence, ingenuity, it is transformed into a sort of paradise of which he's the master. He does not ask God for salvation, relies only upon himself.

  17. Economic allegory → merchant capitalism: the “civilization” Robinson establishes on the island is very similar to the society he comes from. ↓ his property (house, fence) gathers wealth (stocks of food and supplies) establishes a strict work routine He embodies the values of the self-made man, like a businessman who, starting from nothing, slowly builds himself an empire

  18. Imperialist allegory → demonstration of the white, Christian Robinson's superiority over Friday, who must be civilized and converted to the true religion. • Robinson sees it as his right to be lord and master of the island despite the fact that Friday was there before him.

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