TheArchetypeofRobinsonCrusoeRobinsonCrusoeisoneoftheworld'smostpopularadventurenovels.DanielDefoebasedhisclassictaleofshipwreckandsurvivalonanuninhabitedislandisbasedonatruestory.TherealRobinsonCrusoewasaScotsmannamedAlexanderSelkirk.SelkirkeventuallyreturnedtohishomeinScotland,wherehebecamequiteacelebrity.Thoughhedidgetmarried,heneverquiterecoveredfromhisstayontheisland.Spendingmuchofhistimealone,hedidn‘tfeelcomfortablelivingindoorsandbuiltasortofcaveorbower(凉棚)behindhisfather'shousethathestayedin.Healsotrainedtwocatstoperformlittlefeats,likehedidontheisland.EventuallyhereturnedtoseaandhediedoffeveroffthecoastofAfricain1721attheageof45.◆However,Defoehimselfdidn’tacknowledgethisresource.BackgroundRobinsonCrusoewaswritteninthemiddleof17thcentury.Atthattime,thebourgeoisrevolutionwasjustover.Robinsonwasepitomeofthesociety.Thenovelshowedthetimespiritthatadvocatedfreedomanddevelopment.Atthesametime,itshowedBenthamism(utilitarianism)intheworld.Robinson’syouthHefoughtagainsttheadviceofhisfather,pursuinghislivelihoodbygoingtosea.HedoessoandafterafalsestarthehassomesuccessbutathirdvoyageendsinslaveryHeeventuallyescapesandbecomesasuccessfulplantationowner.HeembarksonaslavegatheringexpeditiontoWestAfricabutisshipwreckedoffthecoastofVenezuelainaterriblestorm.Histwenty-eightyearsonanuninhabitedislandTherewasnothingbutsomejungles,wildanimals.WhenhecomestotheislandmakeagreatCrossontheShorelonelyTryingtoleavefoughtagainstcannibalsavageslaterrescuedonesavagenamedFridayfromdeathandmadehimhisservantFridayCharacterizationRobinsonCrusoe◆Self-independent;perseverant;inspiringandinnovating,adventurous,colonialmind;practicalHeisnoflashyheroorgrandepicadventurer,Hedoesnotboastofhiscourageinquellingthemutiny,andheisalwaysreadytoadmitunheroicfeelingsoffearorpanic,aswhenhefindsthefootprintonthebeach.Crusoepreferstodepicthimselfasanordinarysensibleman,neverasanexceptionalhero.survivalinstinctsCharactersofRonbinsoncouragewisdompositiveattitudeNevergiveupCharacteranalysisThecharacterRobinsonisnotcommonsailor.Heisabusinessmanwhotakesoverseasbusinessashiscause.RobinsonisabourgeoisiewithadventurousspiritRobinsonisabourgeoisieofpracticalspirit.Robinsonisbourgeoisieofcolonizingcharacter.InRobinsonCrusoe,DefoetracesthegrowthofRobinsonfromanaïveandartless(simple,innocent)youthintoashrewdandhardened(strong-minded)man,temperedbynumeroustrialsinhiseventfullife.TherealisticaccountofthesuccessfulstruggleofRobinsonsingle-handedlyagainstthehostilenatureformsthebestpartofthenovel.Robinsonisherearealhero:atypicaleighteenth-centuryEnglishmiddle-classman,withagreatcapacityforwork,inexhaustibleenergy,courage,patienceandpersistenceinovercomingobstacles,instrugglingagainstthehostilenaturalenvironment.Heistheveryprototypeoftheempirebuilder,thepioneercolonist.RobinsonCrusoeClicktoaddtitleinhereFridayisloyaltoRobinson.Hehasnotemperandheisoutgoing,kindhearted.FridaytoRobinsoniswhatachildtofather.Wheneverandwhateveritis,FridaypreferstosacrificehimselftoprotectRobinson.AlthoughRobinsonhastestedFridaymanytimes,Friday’sbehaviordoesn’tdisappointhim,Fridayproveshisloyalty.Robinsonhassavedapoorsavage’slifeandsoul,hefeelsveryhappy.Inthislonelyisland,itisFridaywhoreleaseRobinsondeepinnerpressure.Friday’sappearancemakesRobinsonnotthatconfused.Hebecomespositivetolife.Infact,everyonelivinginnoisysocietywillhavethefeelingofloneliness,Robinsonisamemberintherealsocietyandheisthemodelofourselves.Fridayistheinnertrueegosinourhearts.HeleadsustofindthedirectionsandhelpsustoovercomethedifficultyFriday