Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
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Main Events
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End
Robinson comes back to England where he discovers that he is a rich man.
One day Robinson finds Man Friday and after years, they are saved by a ship.
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Middle
Robinson is shipwrecked on a far island
Robison leaves for Africa to buy some slaves. On his way back .......
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Beginning
He arrives in Brazil and starts a plantation
Robison leaves England without his father 's approval
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Theme
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- Think about how the characters reacted to obstacles.
- Think about the important decisions that the characters made.
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Robinson is the new middle-class hero, who succeeds in creating a society through which he exalts the 18th-century England.
Quotes
"I was very well pleased with him [...] his name should be Friday, which was the day I saved his life".
"September 30, 1659. I, poor miserable Robinson Crusoe, being shipwrecked [...] on this dismal unfortunate island."
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Resources
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The true story of Alexander Selkirk
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Main idea
The critics have considered the island as a place where the individual proves his qualities, he atones for disobedince to the father and dominates nature.
Defoe celebrates the freedom of initiative. Robinson demonstrates that man can shape his destiny.
The main idea is what the book is mostly about.
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Robinson Crusoe
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Man Friday (friend)
Humble and grateful
"He was handsome, about twenty-six...
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To celebrate England's greatness as colonizer
What is the reason why the author wrote the book?
The spiritual salvation
The freedom of individual's initiative
Daniel Defoe
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