Robinson Crusoe

RobinsonCrusoePresentedby:OuyangLiuBriefIntroductionofRobinsonCrusoeRobinsonCrusoe,isanovelbyDanielDefoe.Firstpublishedin1719,itissometimesconsideredtobethefirstnovelinEnglish.acastawaywhospends28yearsonaremotetropicalislandnearVenezuela,encounteringNativeAmericans,captives,andmutineersbeforebeingrescued.3LifeontheislandCharactersofRobinsonRobinson’scompanionsToolsandfoodCrusoeVisitstheWreckTheFootprintCrusoeSavesFridayfromtheCannibalsPlotoverviewBackgroundPericopesIdiomsfromthebookFiguresymbol5BackgroundTheexperiencesofAlexanderSelkirkThemiddleof17thcenturyThebeginningofrealisticfictionasaliterarygenre6SelkirkwasmaroonedintheislandofJuanFernandezoffthecoastofChile.71.Robinson’syouthandthetimeuptohisshipwreck2.histwenty-eightyearsonanuninhabitedisland3.hisadventuresafterbeingrescuedfromtheisland8Robinson’scompanionsAdogTwocatsAparrotFridayRobisonlearnsthatacertainpartoftheislandisoccasionallyvisitedbycannibalswhocomeheretocelebratetheirvictoriesovertheirenemiesandtodevourtheircaptives.Hewitnessesonesuchcelebrationandmanagestosaveoneofthevictims.RobinsonnameshimFridaytocommemoratethedayofhisrescue.FridayisloyaltoRobinson.Hehasnotemperandheisoutgoing,kindhearted.FridaytoRobinsoniswhatachildtofather.Wheneverandwhateveritis,FridaypreferstosacrificehimselftoprotectRobinson.AlthoughRobinsonhastestedFridaymanytimes,Friday’sbehaviordoesn’tdisappointhim,Fridayproveshisloyalty.Robinsonhassavedapoorsavage’slifeandsoul,hefeelsveryhappy.Inthislonelyisland,itisFridaywhoreleaseRobinsondeepinnerpressure.Friday’sappearancemakesRobinsonnotthatconfused.Hebecomespositivetolife.Infact,everyonelivinginnoisysocietywillhavethefeelingofloneliness,Robinsonisamemberintherealsocietyandheisthemodelofourselves’.Fridayistheinnertrueegosinourhearts.Heleadsustofindthedirectionsandhelpsustoovercomethedifficulty.Friday10breadricebarelycorngrapeToolsFoodplanksleadgunpoweraxesawpaperinkpistolswordToolsWhatkindoftraitsdoesRobinsonpossessinyourmind?ambitiousenterprisingadventurousfortitudinous12CrusoeVisitstheWreckAfrightfulstormshipwreckstheboatnearanisland.Ofalltheship’screwRobinsonaloneescapesandsettlesdowntheislandtoahardandlonelylife.13TheFootprintOnedayCrusoewasshockedtodiscoveraman'sfootprintonthebeachandhewasterrified.14RobinsonfoughtagainstcannibalsavagesandrescuedonesavagenamedFridayfromdeathandmadehimhisservantaswellasafaithfulfriend.CrusoeSavesFridayfromtheCannibalIdiomsfromthebookThebookprovedsopopularthatthenamesofthetwomainprotagonistshaveenteredthelanguage.ThetermRobinsonCrusoeisvirtuallysynonymouswiththewordcastawayandisoftenusedasametaphorforbeingrejected.RobinsonCrusoeusuallyreferredtohisservantasmymanFriday,fromwhichthetermManFridayoriginated,referringtoadedicatedpersonalassistant,servant,orcompanion.FiguresymbolthefirstMiddle-ClassheroimageinEuropeanhistory:InRobinson’sday,thebourgeoisaregrowingandreadytotakecontrolthedominantpoweroftheworld.Hetakesadventureinbusiness,castawayonadesertislandandfinallydevelopstheisland...allthoselegendaryexperiencessummarizesallthecharactersofMiddle-class:ambitious,adventurousandindomitablefortitude,enterprisingspirit.Robinsonreliesonhisowntalentandlabor,overcomesenvironment,andcreatesthegreatwonders,whichnaturallymadehimtheidolofthemiddle-classpeople.Crusoe’soptimisticandpioneeringspiritistheultimatevalueofthisnovel.Deepermeaning:everyonecanbeabandonedonthedesertislandlikeRobinson,thetruthisevenwearenowlivingaroundinahustleandbustleoflargecrowds,westillhavealotofmomenttobealone,towalkourownpathoflifeallalone.Butluckily,whatRobinsonshowsusis:Solitudeisnotahorriblething;thereallysadthingiswecannotstandonourownfeetinthemiseryofthatendlessloneliness.Thankyouverymuch