DHARABA GOHIL Semester : 1: Roll no : 13 Enrollment no.:

2609108420170011 Batch : 2016- 18 Smt. S. B. Gardi. Dept.

of English

MASTER-SLAVE REALTIONSHIP IN ROBINSON CRUSOE

 The importance of this novel “Robinson Crusoe” in English Literature is that it is considered to be one of the most important precursors of the novel as a genre. We can say that Robinson Crusoe is not a novel because there is no development of character, and no central conflict to be resolved.

Crusoe is marooned on an island for twenty-four years, left to its natural resources and his own industry for many years, establishes a two-person fiefdom by conquering the other inhabitants of the island and eventually returns home.

ABOUT THE NOVEL

Philip Sidney looks at the writer as a moral teacher and instruction becomes the chief function of literature and the novel 'Robinson Crusoe' fulfils all his demands.

About Two Main CharactersThis novel is mainly characterized upon two

charactersnamely Robinson Crusoe and Friday. These are two main characters of this novel and

whole novel is based on this two characters.

Philip Sidney's Views

In Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" the theme of master servant relationship is clear..After being the master of the whole island, nature & animals Robinson Crusoe was successful to be a master over human beings too..since the first day in which he saw Friday, he decided to make him his slave in order to help him in cultivation and other works he achieves on the island as he already feels that he is like a king.

Master – Slave Relationship In Robinson Crusoe

 In this novel we can say that the theme of master servant relationship is very clear. After being the master of the whole island, nature and animals Robinson Crusoe was successful to be a master over human beings too. Since the first day in which he saw Friday, he decided to make him his slave in order to help him in cultivation and other works. He achieves on the island as he already feels that he is like a king or an emperor of that island. 

MASTER-SLAVE RELATIONSHIP

A very strong relation linked between both of Robinson Crusoe and Friday it's the relation of love and mutualism as Friday shared Crusoe in all the works and activities on the island.  Is also a very important relation that links the two men; it is the spiritual or the religious relationship; it was Crusoe that teaches Friday the rituals of the Christian doctrine, he was able to change him from cannibalism to a real Christian man who believes in God. We can also say that master servant relationship in "Robinson Crusoe" can also be seen as a relation of capitalism as they divided labour among them with equal shares.

MASTER-SLAVE RELATIONSHIP

IMAGE DEPICTING MASTER-SLAVE RELATIONSHIP