Robinson Crusoe Flashcards
Spiritual autobiography
Robinson is full of references to
God sin providence and salvation
The novel can be read as
A spiritual autobiography where the hero reads the Bible to find comfort and guidance , he experiences conflict between good and evil and he keeps a diary to record events to see God’s will inn them
Why does Robinson pray to God
To be freed from sin rather that from the island
What does Defoe explores with regard to conflict
Conflict between economic motivation and spiritual salvation
The main character of the novel
Robinson Crusoe
His first voyage at the age of 19
He is a member of a trading middle class and went to Guinea and back to England
2nd voyage
He is captured by moorish pirates but manages to escape
Who rescued him
The Portuguese ship and sent him to brazil
Who rescued him
The Portuguese ship and sent him to Brazil
In brazil what does he become
Owner of a plantation and needing people to work for him he decided to go to Africa
Who happened during his journey to Africa
He is shipped recked and ends on a desert island
How long did he remain on the island
28 years
After twelve years of solitude what did he find
Human foot print on the shore
What again did he find as time went on
Human bones and flesh left by cannibals
What did he decide to do to the cannibale
He decided to attached them but they fled and left one of their captive behind which he named Friday
