RobinsonCrusoeIndex•TheBriefIntroductionoftheBook•SummaryofStory•AnalysisofMainCharacters•ThemeandArtFeature•RobinsonCrusoe,isanovelbyDanielDefoe,firstpublishedin1719.ItissometimesconsideredtobethefirstnovelinEnglish.TheBriefIntroductionoftheBook•ItisbasedupontheexperiencesofAlexanderSelkirk,whohadbeenmaroonedinanuninhabitedislandandhadlivedthereinsolitudeforfouryears.TheBriefIntroductionoftheBookJuanFernandezintheAtlantic•HejoinedanexpeditiontobringslavesfromAfrica,buttheymetstrom,hiscompanionsalldied,savedhimselfandthreeanimals----thecaptain'sdogandtwocats.•Heoncemadeaboatwithtreeforleaving,butfailedfortheboattooheavytomove.SummaryofStoryGetusedtolivinglonelyinaislandandmakealivingbyself-reliance•exploringtheisland,plantbarlyandcornwithstone•huntingandmakeclothesfromtheanimals•domesticatingwildgoats•SickfeverandmakemedicineSummaryofStory•Yearslater,Robinsondiscoversnativecannibals(食人族),whokillandeatprisoners.Hedreamsofobtainingoneortwoservantsbyfreeingsomeprisoners;whenaprisonerescapes,Crusoehelpshim,naminghisnewcompanionFridayafterthedayoftheweekheappeared.CrusoethenteacheshimEnglishandconvertshimtoChristianity.SummaryofStory•Fouryearslater,theywererescuedandreturnedtoEnglandleavingtheislandwhichhelivedinfor28years•DuringanattrackofIndians,Fridaywaskilled.SummaryofStoryAnalysisofMainCharacters•RealHero:marvelouscapabilityforwork,boundlessenergyandpersistence,overcomingobstacles•DreamFrighter:againsthisparents'will,andsethismindonbecomingasailor.•BourgeoisOutlook:ownsaplantationandalwayswantstomastertheislant.RepresentativeoftheEnglishbourgeoisieattheearlierstageofitsdevelopment.ThemeandArtFeature•GlorificationofhumanlaborLaborsavesCrusoeformdespair,andisasourceofprideandhappiness.•Man’sstruggleagainstnature•TheImportanceofSelf-AwarenessCrusoeremainsconsciousofhimselfatalltimes.Heteachesnatureitselftovoicehisownself-awareness.•TheDeterminationofMasteryCrusoemasterhisfate.Defoeexploresthelinkitwiththecolonialmind.ThemeandArtFeature•First-personnarrator•Psychologicaldescription•ColloquialismThanksforYourAttention