Robinson-Crusoe

Lead-inQuestions1.Willyoufollowyourparents’suggestionsormakeyourowndecisioninchoosingfuturejob?2.Doyouwanttoliveinanisolatedisland?Whyorwhynot?3.WhatdoyouknowaboutRobinsonCrusoe?ThebackgroundTheintroductionofRobinsonCrusoeSummaryBackgroundRobinsonCrusoewaswritteninthemiddleof17thcentury.Atthattime,thebourgeoisrevolutionwasjustover.Robinsonwasepitomeofthesociety.Thenovelshowedthetimespiritthatadvocatedfreedomanddevelopment.Atthesametime,itshowedBenthamismintheworld.Robinson’syouthHefoughtagainsttheadviceofhisfather,pursuinghislivelihoodbygoingtosea.HedoessoandafterafalsestarthehassomesuccessbutathirdvoyageendsinslaveryHeeventuallyescapesandbecomesasuccessfulplantationowner.HeembarksonaslavegatheringexpeditiontoWestAfricabutisshipwreckedoffthecoastofVenezuelainaterriblestorm.Histwenty-eightyearsonanuninhabitedislandTherewasnothingbutsomejungles,wildanimals.WhenhecomestotheislandmakeagreatCrossontheShorelonelyTryingtoleavefoughtagainstcannibalsavageslaterrescuedonesavagenamedFridayfromdeathandmadehimhisservantFridayAfterRescueHavingfoundhisoldcaptain,hereceivedtheprofitaccruingfromthatplantationandthensoldtheplantationtohispartner.CharactersofRonbinsoncouragewisdompositiveattitudeNevergiveupApproachestoReadNovels◆Narrator/pointofview(thefirstpersonandthethirdperson,theomniscientpointofview)◆Characterization--ProtagonistsandantagonistsForeshadowing/setting◆Risingconflict—climax—fallingaction◆Motif/Toneandtheme/SymbolsACaseStudyofRobinsonCrusoe◆ThefulltitleshouldbeTheLifeandStrangeSurprisingAdventureofRobinsonCrusoe.◆ItisbasedupontheexperiencesofAlexanderSelkirk,orSeleraig,whohadbeenmaroonedintheislandofJuanFernandezoffthecoastofChileandwhohadbeenlivedthereinsolitudeforfiveyears.However,Defoehimselfdidn’tacknowledgethisresource.◆setting(time)--From1659to1694◆setting(place)--York,England;thenLondon;thenSallee,NorthAfrica;thenBrazil;thenadesertedislandoffTrinidad;thenEngland;thenLisbon;thenoverlandfromSpaintowardEngland;thenEngland;andfinallytheislandagain◆Narrator:RobinsonCrusoe,theprotagonist◆Pointofview:thefirstandthirdperson◆ForeshadowingandsymbolsTheMajorPointsinRobinsonCrusoeCharacterizationRobinsonCrusoe◆Self-independent;perseverant;inspiringandinnovating,adventurous,colonialmind;practicalHeisnoflashyheroorgrandepicadventurer,Hedoesnotboastofhiscourageinquellingthemutiny,andheisalwaysreadytoadmitunheroicfeelingsoffearorpanic,aswhenhefindsthefootprintonthebeach.Crusoepreferstodepicthimselfasanordinarysensibleman,neverasanexceptionalhero.survivalinstinctsFriday:ThefirstnonwhitecharactertobegiveninarealisticandindividualportrayQ:Whywashenamed“Friday”?Q:WhatkindofapersonisFriday?Obedient,friendly,kindandhumaneQ:CompareRobinsonandFriday,whataretheirdifferences?FootprintQuestions1.WhatdoesCrusoereactonhissuddendiscoveryofafootprint?2.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningoffootprint?TheSymbolicmeaningofthefootprintCrusoe’sshockingdiscoveryofasinglefootprintonthesandisoneofthemostfamousmomentsinthenovel,anditsymbolizesourhero’sconflictedfeelingsabouthumancompanionship.Crusoehasearlierconfessedhowmuchhemissescompanionship,yettheevidenceofamanonhisislandsendshimintoapanic.Immediatelyheinterpretsthefootprintnegatively,astheprintofthedevilorofanaggressor.ThisinstinctivelynegativeandfearfulattitudetowardothersmakesusconsiderthepossibilitythatCrusoemaynotwanttoreturntohumansocietyafterall,andthattheisolationheisexperiencingmayactuallybehisidealstate.CrusoeSavesFridayfromtheCannibalsQ:WhatisCrusoe’smotivationtosaveFridayfromthecannibals?Q:BeingcultivatedbyCrusoe,Fridaylosthisownnationalidentityatthesametime.Doyouagreethisstatement?(master/slave;white/non-white;Christianity/barbarouseatinggroup)thecenterofEurope(欧洲中心论)FiveFactstobeRemembered◆Defoewasajack-at-all-trades,whodevelopedhisinterestslargelywiththeworkingclasses.◆HewasaradicalNon-conformist(非国教)inreligion,andwasintendedbyhisfatherfortheindependentministry.◆Defoewasajournalistandpamphleteer.Begoodatmaking“goodstory”◆Defoeknewprisonlife.◆Attheageofnearly60,heturnedtofictionandwrotethegreatworkbywhichheisbestremembered.RobinsonCrusoeearnedhimgoodreputationandfortuneaswell.Artisticfeatures◆Defoehadagiftfororganizingminutedetailsinsuchavividwaythathisstoriescouldbebothcredibleandfascinating.◆Hissentencesaresometimesshort,crispandplain,andsometimeslongandrambling,whichleaveonthereaderanimpressionofcasualnarration.◆Hislanguageissmooth,easy,colloquialandmostlyvernacular.Thereisnothingartificialinhislanguage:itiscommonEnglishatitsbest.◆Hisnovelsenjoyedgreatpopularityamongthemiddleclass.