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1st Novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
The life and strange surprising adventure of Robinson Crusoe of York mariner (sailor) who lived 28 years all alone
in an uninhabited island on the coast of America. Having been east on shore by shipwreck were all men perished
(died) but himself. How he strangely delivered by pirates (the outlaw of the oceans). The muting of the bounty
Marlon Brandon.
Muting: is a rebellion by sailors on a ship. That is pirates.
Setting (1659/1694)
1) Life before the island
- A middle class family, lived a very comfortable childhood.
- Have a dream to be a sailor, family opposite/disagree, his father wanted him to be a lawyer.
- At first he agreed to his father order, but then changed his decision because he wants to have an active life
not a boring one with the same routine.
- Dose business from the money he got from his father.
- Went to give the money to a widow woman. (who later keep it safe till he return many years later)
- He encounter pirated, became a hostage, turn to a slave, then one day get to escape with other fellow
slaves.
- The Portuguese Captain saves Crusoe They became good
friends.
- Went through a shipwreck during middle of the night, everyone screaming
- Finds himself on the sand, island (at first he didn’t know whether it is an island or a country later he finds
out) alone (as the only survivor)

,2) Life on a desert island
- He try to swim back to the shipwreck (12 journey – back to the ship) to get things to help him with his
survival [guns / gun powder (for safety), food, Bible, papers and pen]
- Setting up a home Believes that a ship will cross
- Learning survival skills the island but nothing came for
- Boat construction days, weeks, months.

- Episode of an illness (heavy fever without medicine, pray for god for mercy)
- Discovery of an beautiful valley




Went on a search for anything edible, got The Bible (some may see it useless for survival
but it was important he was worried that what he have gone through is a punishment
from god, due to his disobedience to his father orders. To ask forgiveness, meditation,
prayer) paper & pen is to record his experiences like a diary/journal.

, 3) End of Crusoe isolation
- Discovery of a foot print (what kind of emotion did he have? Humans, oh lord? No, he was terrified and ran
to his cave, where he stayed for several days. He couldn't sleep at night, grew increasingly afraid, and
prayed for his safety. Another horrible thought fully filled his imagination. He began to imagine a troop of
savages from the mainland who were caught in the sea wave and arrived on the island, where they
discovered his boat. They planned to kill him and eat him.) This is 2 years earlier.
- Sight of a Spanish wrecked ship. (Last night)
- Evidence of a cannibal feast. (Some have eaten one or 2 human meat) he felt fear of being eaten.
- The arrival of 30 cannibals (human tribe that eats human flesh)
- Incident, involving, Friday.
- Friday induction (Except for his pets [parrot/cat] Crusoe is the only living person on the island. Then one
day he saves a man (victim escaped from the cannibals) and names him Friday [despite the fact that he did
not ask for his name]. He regarded himself as superior to him and claimed that person as his own property.
Friday is your new identity. English is your new language. Christianity is your new religion.) Soon Friday
became his devoted servant / Crusoe has a strong attachment to Friday, and when he mentions he misses
his family, Crusoe is afraid that Friday will abandon him. However, Friday tells him, "I won't ever leave
you," which he expresses honestly.

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