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RobinsonCrusoe

Daniel Defoe

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Ana Mara Lario Castelln

1. Short Biography of the Author

Daniel Defoe was born inMoorfields (Great Britain) in1660. He was an English writerand along with Samueli!hardson is !onsidered thefather of the English no"el.

He left his e!!lesiasti!al !areerin order to be!ome a mer!hant

whi!h made him tra"el a lotaround Euro#e. $n 16%& too'#art of the Go"erment and in101 he earned fame with The

true born Englishman.$n the following ear he wrote the #am#hlet TheShortest Way With Dissenters. Be!ause of it he was a!!used ofblas#hem* fined and !on"i!ted.

His business failure too' him to wor' as a +ournalist and in 11% he#ublished Robinson Crusoewhi!h was #artl based on the stor of thesailor ,le-ander Sel'ir' and re#orted him fame.

$n 1 he #ublishedMoll Flanderswhi!h is !onsidered the first Englishso!ial no"el. $n the same ear a##eared also/ A Journal Of The lague!earand Ca"tain Ja#$. His last great wor' in fi!tion wasRo%ana.

He died on 6 ,#ril 11 in Moorfields.

2. Sociological and Historical Background of the i!es

Broadl s#ea'ing*Robinson Crusoewas written in the 1th!entur whi!his the last !entur of the Modern Era and the first of the 2ontem#orar

Era. Howe"er* $ am going to fo!us m attention in the ears around 11%.

During 1th a de"elo#ment of s!ien!es (steam engine* foundation ofmodern biolog* the first #iano* the mer!ur thermometer* the di"ing bell...) and art (3onathan Swift....) too' #la!e and reason #re"ailed o"er faith.

4he monar!h of Great Britain in the timeRobinson Crusoewas #ublishedwas George $ (1151). $n 11& he had to fa!e a +a!obite rebellion'nown as 74he 8ifteen9. 3a!obites wanted 3a!obo 8ran!is!o EduardoEstuardo* ,na:s !atholi! brother* to be the 'ing. Howe"er 74he 8ifteen9

were defeated. ,fter that Go"ernment was so hard with rebels. Some

tories sm#athi;e with +a!obites* so the whighs got the #ower.

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George was a!ti"e in dire!ting British foreign #oli!. $n 11 he!ontributed to the !reation of the 4ri#le ,llian!e !om#osed of GreatBritain* 8ran!e and the

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8inall* with the hel# of an English shi# and after twent eight ears* he!ould arri"e at England.

(. Analysis of Ma)or Characters.obinson 2rusoe/ he is the main !hara!ter. He is a #erse"ering man who

wants to be a sailor with all the !onseuen!es* e"en 'nowing that his lifeis in danger e"er time he sails* he does it. 4he result is li"ing in a desertisland for twent ears. He demonstrates how a man !an ada#t himself toa different wa of life and to being alone. He has to get o"er his fears and

be!omes 7#art of the nature9. obinson is a s'illed man who !an !on"ertthe island in a 7home9 using his tools* be!ause he thin's the Euro#ean

wa of life is the best one.

*. Ma)or he!es.

,da#tation to the nature/ obinson is man who !omes from what we all'now as a 7!i"ili;ed world9 and he !an ada#t himself to a different7world9 where a#art from the diffi!ulties he finds* he is alone. 4he no"elalso shows how e"erone !an be ada#ted to a different wa of li"e.

4hirst for !onuest/ obinson !onsiders the island as his* that is* hethin's he is the 7'ing9 of this territor/ he refers to the island li'e/ 7misland9. 8urthermore* he wants !annibals (who he thin's are inferior) to

be their ser"ants and to 7!i"ili;e9 them/ 7!all me Master9* sas obinson.

+. Author,s Style- he 'ay he uses 'ords and constructssentences.

?hat $ ha"e to sa before is that the no"el $ ha"e read an ada#tation*therefore* itFs uite diffi!ult to a##re!iate the author stle.

4he narration is realisti! and the stle is sim#le* $ mean* it !an beunderstood and doesnFt ha"e lot of motifs whi!h ma'e diffi!ult the!om#rehension.

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4he !lima- of the wor' is when obinson arri"ed at the desert island andstarted to fight for his own sur"i"al.

+...,& loo$ed out to sea. & #ouldn't belie-e & (as safe. The (a-es thre(hats and shoes onto the bea#h. & sear#hed for the other men* but it

seemed that & (as the only man left ali-e +...,

12. So!e rele&ant 7uotations 486plain the!5.

My father said* /e'll be ha""iest if he stays at home. &f he tra-els* he'll

be -ery unha""y. /e mustn't go'4his is li'e a #remonition of what isgoing to ha##en.

& loo$ed out to sea. & #ouldn't belie-e & (as safe. The (a-es thre( hatsand shoes onto the bea#h. & sear#hed for the other men* but it seemedthat & (as the only man left ali-e. & (as e%tremely s#ared* alone in the

storm (ith no food* no friends and no (ater.

4he im#ortan!e of thissenten!e is that itFs about the arri"al of obinson to the island.

1". 3oca9ulary:;lossary List

,s a no"el about the sea* we must mention some words* on #ur#ose* well'nown/ sin'* shi#* "oage (with a 8ren!h origin)* !a#tain* #irate* boat*sail (noun)* sail ("erb)* sailor* sand* shi#wre!'...

$ want to sa the #arti!ular wa is used in this boo' to !all S#anish

#eo#le/ S#aniards.

Some others interesting words whose meaning $ didnFt 'now are/ mutin*s'ull* sandbar* ladder* !la* tide...

1#. Conclusion

E"erbod 'nows Robinson Crusoe not onl be!ause itFs a literature!lassi!* but also be!ause of the films made about it.

$ ha"e been tal'ing about !onuest in a #re"ious #oint* but it has so mu!h

rele"an!e and that is wh $ ha"e to add some more information.obinson is the #ersonifi!ation of the 7modern man9/ energeti!*inde#endent* !onuerorC but also solitar and sus#i!ious with the beliefthat Euro#eans are the best and ha"e to bend those who the !onsiderinferiors. $ thin' that this is still ha##ening in our world/ we* es#e!iallEuro#eans and ,meri!ans* sometimes feel su#erior to others !ultures*su!h as* ,rabi! or ,sian !ultures.

$tFs also im#ortant to mention his eagerness of o"er!oming/ instead ofwanting to die* he fights for his sur"i"al and he gets it.

?hat $ find #arado-i!al is that at the end* an English shi# is the onewhi!h sa"es him* instead of the S#anish who are in 8rida:s !ountr.

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8rom m #oint of "iew that !an ha"e a #oliti!al !onnotation be!ause ofthe 4ri#le ,llian!e made against S#ain. Mabe $ am wrong* but it seemsli'e a 'ind of disdain to S#anish.

4he no"el* #robabl be!ause of the ad"entures obinson li"es in relation

to the sea* reminds me The Odysseyfrom Homer* so obinson for me isa 'ind of