ROBINSON CRUSOE
THE STORY
Born in YORK in 1632
He LEAVES HOME at the age of 19
he TRAVELS the world to make his fortune
He became owner oif a
PLANTATION in BRAZIL
Then he UNDERTAKEN a VOJAGE to AFRICA to get more SLAVES
During the vojage he is SHIPWRECKED on a desert
island where he will remain for 28 YEARS
Then he got rescued and returns to England, when he's back he discover that his plantation in Brazil made him very rich.
THE ISLAND
It's the perfect place to PROVE HIS QUALITIES
On the island he ORGANISED A PRIMITIVE EMPIRE
He doesn't want to fit in nature, he want to EXPLOIT and DOMINATE IT
FRIDAY
The first NATIVE CHARACTER that has been portrayed.
He is ATTRACTIVE, LIVELY, he's the SYMBOL of colonization.
Robinson RESCUE him, TEACHES him the word "master" and theWESTERN CULTURE and to read the bible
THE MIDDLE CLASS HERO
He is RESTLESS, he refuse to be his father model and he want to find his own identity.
He is PRAGMATIC and individual outlook, with a RATIONAL APPROACH to reality
THE STYLE
FIRST PERSON narration
Clear and precise DETAILS
Description of the primary qualities of objects
Concrete LANGUAGE, SIMPLE
THE INDIVIDUAL and SOCIETY
The SOCIETY that R. create on the island is not that different from the 18TH CENTURY ENGLAND,
In fact it's an EXALTATION of England in that period, with the idea of MOBILITY, PRODUCTIVENESS and INDIVIDUALISM.
GOD anyway it's the PRIME CAUSE of everything, the individual can shape his destiny trough their actions.
A SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
It's full of RELIGIOUS REFERENCES to God, sin and salvation.
The hero reads the Bible to find comfort and guidance
The PURITAN SCHEME
- SIN, R. Rebellion to his father
- PUNISHMENT, The storm
- REPENTANCE His faith in God
- SALVATION, He got rescued