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BackgroundNovelAppreciationCONTENTBritishEnlightenmenterarealismrichnovelsfounder,known

as

the“father

of

the

novel","the

father

of

British

novels"and

"the

father

of

theBritishnewspaper"and

soon.Hisworksarereadable.BelieveinProtestant

WilliamII.Hisrepresentative

"Robinson

Crusoe",optimisticand

braveRobinsonthroughtheefforts,byvirtueof

wisdomandcouragetoethedifficulties,theAuthor'slifeDaniel

Defoe(1660～1731),Britishwriter:performance

of

the

pursuit

of

adventure,advocatepersonal

struggleof

thesocialatmosphere.The

middle

of17thcentury.

Thebeginningofrealisticfictionasaliterary

genre.Theexperiencesof

AlexanderSelkirk,a

captainlived

alone

in

an

island

for5

years.BackgroundSTEP

01

STEP03

STEP

02

Introductionaboutthisnovel

Main

charactersMain

plotsRobinson

crusoeThe

book

is

a

fictional

autobiography

of

thetitle

character—acastaway

whospends28

years

on

a

remote

tropical

island

nearVenezuela,encounteringNative

Americans,captives

and

mutineers

before

being

rescued.

Robinson

Crusoe

is

one

of

the

world's

mostpopular

adventure

novels.Daniel

Defoe

based

his

classic

tale

of

shipwreck

andsurvival

on

an

uninhabited

island

is

based

ona

true

story.The

realRobinson

Crusoe

wasa

Scotsman

named

Alexander

Selkirk.Main

plots

Part01Part

03Hisadventuresafter

beingrescued

from

theislandRobinson's

youthand

thetime

uptohisshipwreckHistwenty-eightyears

on

anuninhabitedislandPart

02PartI:Robinson's

youthandthetimeuptohisshipwreckThe

first

partof

thenovelrelatesthat,againsttheadviceof

his

father;Robinsonwishes

to

pursue

his

livelihood

by

going

tosea.He

does

so

and

after

a

false

start

has

some

success

but

a

third

voyage

ends

inslavery.He

eventually

escapes

and

ishelped

to

Brazil

where

he

becomes

asuccessful

plantationowner.Heembarksonaslave

gatheringexpeditionto

WestAfrica

but

is

shipwrecked

off

the

coast

ofVenezuela(PJU)in

a

terrible

storm.Part

I:His

twenty-eight

yearsonanuninhabitedislandThebulkof

thenovelattendstoRobinson'slifeontheisland——

howheaccomplisheshissurvivalandevenestablisheshis

"kingdom";howhemoves

froma

franticstateof

discontenttoone

ofresignationandcontentment;howhemeetsFridayand,finally,howheleavestheisland.PartII

:His

adventures

afterbeingrescued

fromtheislandThethird

partof

thenoveltracesRobinson'ssecuringof

wealththroughthehonestyandloyaltyoffriends,his

return

to

England,travels

throughthecontinentandalasttriptohisislandtoseehowthoseheleftthere

fared.PlotsummaryCrusoe

sets

sail

from

the

Queen's

Dock

in

Hull

on

asea

voyage

in

August

1651,against

the

wishes

ofhis

parents,who

want

him

to

stay

at

home

andpursue

a

career,possibly

in

law.After

a

tumultuousjourney

that

sees

his

ship

wrecked

in

a

storm,hislust

for

the

sea

remains

so

strong

that

he

sets

out

tosea

again.Thisjourney

too

ends

in

disaster

as

the

ship

is

taken

over

by

Salé

pirates

and

Crusoebecomes

the

slave

of

a

Moor.Aftertwoyearsofslavery,hemanagestoescape.Later,Crusoeisrescued

and

be

friended

by

the

Captain

of

a

Portuguese

ship

with

whose

help

Crusoe

becomesownerofaplantationinBrazil.Yearslater,hejoinsanexpeditiontobringslavesfromAfricabutheisshipwreckedina

storm

about

forty

milesouttoseaonanisland--the

Island

of

Despairnear

the

mouth

of

the

OrinocoriveronSeptember

30,1659.His

companions

all

die,save

himself,and

three

animals-the

captain's

dogand

twocats.Yearslater,Crusoesaveaprisoner,naminghis

new

companion

"Friday"after

the

day

of

the

week

he

appeared.Crusoe

then

teaches

himEnglish

and

converts

him

to

Christianity.After

another

partyof

natives

arrivestheymanagetokillmostof

thenatives

and

savetwo

of

theprispners-Fridag'sfatherandtheother-aSpaniard…To

be

continued.Realhero,everythingneededasuccessfulman,excellentcreativity,

greatworkingcapacity,courage,andpersistenceinovercomingobstacles.notaperfectmancoward-thefirst

storm

sweared

andrepentedatehiswordsandsailed

on

afterthe

storm.showingshortcomings-arealperson.Nooneisperfect.RobinsonCrusoecannotonlyleadtheambitiousonesto

success,but

also

guideaveragepeopletofaceup

to

life.The

character

Robinson

is

not

common

sailor.Heis

a

businessman

who

takes

overseas

business

ashis

cause.Robinson

is

a

bourgeoisie

with

adventurous

spirit.

Robinson

is

a

bourgeoisie

ofpractical

spirit.Robinsonisabourgeoisieof

colonizingcharacter:He

is

no

flashy

hero

orgrand

epic

adventurer,Hedoes

not

boast

of

his

courage

in

quelling

the

mutiny,

andhe

is

always

ready

to

admit

unheroic

feelingsoffear

orpanic,as

when

hefinds

thefootprint

on

the

beach.Crusoe

prefers

himselfasan

ordinarysensible

man,never

as

an

hero.MaincharactersFriday

is

loyal

to

Robinson.He

has

no

temper

and

he

isoutgoing

and

kindhearted.Friday

to

Robinson

is

what

achildto

father:Wheneverandwhateveritis,Fridaypreferstosacrificehimself

to

protect

Robinson.Although

Robinson

has

tested

Friday

many

times,Friday'sbehaviordoesn'tdisappointhim,Friday

proves

his

loyalty.Robinson

has

saved

a

poor

savage's

life

andsoul,he

feels

very

happy.

Inthislonelyisland,itisFriday

who

release

Robinson

deep

inner

pressure.Friday's

appearance

makes

Robinson

not

that

confused.

Hebecomes

positivetolife.In

fact,everyonelivinginnoisy

society

will

have

the

feeling

of

loneliness,Robinson

is

a

member

i