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Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe
STRUCTURE
Fictional
autobiographies
Episodes and adventures
Presence of a
single hero
lack of a
coherent plot
First-person narration
The author’s
point of view
coincides with the main character’s
Characters presented
through their actions
ROBINSON CRUSOE: THE STORY
He
travels the world
to enrich himself
First trip to
Guinea
and then
later to England
Born in York in 1632.
German father, English mother.
Left home at age 19.
On his way to Africa he is
shipwrecked on an desert island
, where he will remain
28 years
.
Owner of a
plantation in Brazil
and travels to find new slaves.
When he
returns to England
he discovers that he has a
lot of money from the plantation in Brazil
.
ROBINSON CRUSOE: THE ISLAND
Place to demonstrate his qualities.
Organizes a primitive empire, with the ability to exploit and dominate nature.
ROBINSON CRUSOE: FRIDAY
First native character to be played in the English novel.
Become a symbol of the colonized
Robinson rescues him, teaches him the master word, Western culture and the Bible.
The relationship between Robinson and Friday is an allegory of the relationship between the British Empire and the natives during colonialism.
ROBINSON CRUSOE: THE MIDDLE-CLASS HERO
Isolation on the island is seen as a pragmatic, individualistic view with a rational approach to reality.
Robinson wants to find his identity.
Act of transgression and disobedience.
ROBINSON CRUSOE: THE STYLE
Description of the primary qualities of objects
Clear and precise details with the use of simple and practical language.
First-person narration
ROBINSON CRUSOE: THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY
He says the individual can shape his destiny through action.
Society creating on the island
Exaltation of 18th century England, its ideals of mobility, material productivity and individualism.
ROBINSON CRUSOE: A SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
We find religious references, example God, salvation, sin.
He reads the Bible for comfort and as a guide.
We find the conflict between economic motivation and spiritual salvation.
THEMES E WORKS
Robinson Crusoe
A Journal of the Plague Year
an account of the plague: London 1664
An Essay Upon Projects
proposed reforms and changes of social progress
Moll Flanders
autobiography of a redeemed prostitute
ROBINSON CRUSOE: THE PROTAGONIST
Incarnation of the Borghese man
New because usually the main character was:
idealized, heroic, compelling, and fearless
Rational, overcomes difficulties with practical sense, able to make observations and deductions, and believes in God.