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ROBINSON CRUSOE - Coggle Diagram
ROBINSON CRUSOE
PLOT
the main charcter in Defoe's novel is Robinson Kreutznaer (German father) bor in York in 1632 in a trader family
at the age of 19 he decides to leave his home (like daniel they wanted to go away from theire families) in order to travel around the world
his first voyage leads him to Guinea, in his second voyage he is captured by Moorish pirates but manages to escape
he is rescued by a Portoguese ship and brought to Brazil.There he becomes the owner of a plantation and sets out on a voyage to Africa to get more slaves
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Robinson and Friday attack the cannibals and free two of their prisoners (one of them is Friday's father)
the novel ends with Robinson's return to England and his plantation in Brazil prospere and amde him very rich
Robinson proves his qualities (and the use of reason) to demonstrate that he deserved to be saved by God's Providence
Robinson organises a primitive empire on the island, becoming the prototype f the English coloniser
his stay o the island is seen as a chance to dominate nature; Rousseau: man is happy only when in contact w nature (in society he is a slave)
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Robinson belongs to the middle class, he is restless andv wants to find his own identity (like Daniel Defoe)
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Robinson's life on the island develops the issue of the relationship between the individual and society
man can't live without society: the society Rob creates can be read as an exaltation of the 18th century Enland (material productiveness and individualism)
God is the prime cause of everything, the individual can shape his destiny through action
Rob has a pragmatic and individualistic outlook; his objective and rational approach to reality is demonstrated by his journal-keeping (realism)
Friday is the first native character to be portrayed in the English novel, he is attractive and lively
the moment Robinson rescues him, he teaches him the word master, Western culture and to read the Bible
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REALISM (DIARY): clear and precise approach to the events; the language is simple and the narration is in 1st person