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DANIEL DEFOE (1660-1731) - Coggle Diagram
DANIEL DEFOE (1660-1731)
Defoe's novels: STRUCTURE
fictional autobiographies
series of episodes and adventures
hero
coherent plot
first-person narration
characters presented through their actions
Robinson Crusoe: the STORY
born in York in 1632
travels around the world
first voyage
Guinea -> England
owner of a plantation in Brazil
shipwrecked on a desert island
returns to England
made him very rich
Robinson Crusoe: the ISLAND
Robinson organises a primitive empire
dominate nature
Robinson Crusoe: FRIDAY
first native character in the English novel
symbol of the colonised
Robinson Crusoe: the MIDDLE-CLASS HERO
refuses the model provided
transgression
disobedience
after the shipwreck
rational approach to reality
pragmatic
individualistic outlook
Robinson Crusoe: the STYLE
first-person narration
clear and precise details
description of the primary qualities of objects
solidity
extension
number
simple
concrete language
Robinson Crusoe: the INDIVIDUAL and SOCIETY
exaltation of 18th-century England
ideals
mobility
material productiveness
individualism
God is the prime cause of everything
Robinson Crusoe: Na SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
hero reads the Bible
to find
comfort
guidance
conflict
economic motivation
spiritual salvation