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DANIEL DEFOE - Coggle Diagram
DANIEL DEFOE
DEFOE'S LIFE
Born in
1660
, in a family of
DISSENTERS
He started writing in
WHIG PAPERS
Queen ANNE
didn't liked his critical
attitude and she
ARRESTED HIM
He made 3
APPEARANCES
in the
PILLORY
,
and thanks to his friend he
WON
he argue.
Then he
DENIED
his whig ideas and
became a
SECRET AGENT
for the government.
He only started writing novels at
the age of
SIXTY YEARS OLD
DEFOE'S WORKS
ROBINSON CRUSOE
(1719)
Captain Singleton
Colonel Jack
Moll Flanders
Roxana
NOVELS STRUCTURE
FICTIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
Series of
EPISODES AND ADVENTURES
Unifying presence on a
SINGLE HERO
LACK
of a
COHERENT PLOT
Retrospective
FIRST-PERSON NARRATION
The author's
POINT OF VIEW
coincides with the one of the main character.
Characters are presented
THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS
HIS PROSE
NOVELTY
Perfect realism
Detailed descriptions
ILLUSION OF AUTHENTICIY
WRITING STYLE
The style is plain
CLEAR AND EXPLICIT LANGUAGE
(like newspapers)