DANIEL DEFOE AND HIS NOVEL “ROBINSON CRUSOE” Anastasia Ternavska Form: 10 A Teacher: N. G. Savko
DEFOE’S HARD LIFE "No man has tasted differing fortunes more, And thirteen times I have been rich and poor” The son of a poor merchant and a butcher Prison for slander Was unable to attend prestigious schools Daniel Defoe (1660 -1731) Went bankrupt Failings in business
CONTRIBUTION TO LITERATURE Helped in the rules of fiction that are standard today. Introduced the techniques: dialogue, setting, characterization, symbolism and irony. Considered Defoe to be the first realist because his new form of ideas. Used common language so that people of middle class could understand the messages he was trying to get across. Took actual accounts in history and used them to express the social issues of his time. Brought to life many social issues such as sexuality, adultery, crime, morality, social order, and the controversial role of women
“ROBINSON CRUSOE” Main Theme: courage, determination and man's relationship with nature Main Idea: disclosure of the value of life and the power of the mind and work Symbols: the footprint, the cross , Crusoe’s Bower
ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE Captured by Pirates I Go to Sea -Crusoe’s inclination is to go to sea; -boards the ship on September 1, 1651; -a storm develops; -meets a sea captain ; -sets off on another merchant expedition; -pursued by Moorish pirates off the coast of Sallee in North Africa; -ship is overtaken. Escape from the Sallee Rover -sets off on a fishing expedition with two other slaves; -escapes from Sally; -naked black people ; -food and skin; -European ship.
LIFE ON THE ISLAND Explores the island Daily trips out to the ship to strip it of any useful supplies Meets his friend Friday Hatches a makeshift calendar Builds a hut on the shore. Prays to God for help Falls ill with a fever
CRUSOE’S FRIEND FRIDAY Crusoe taught him English Most vibrant character Caribbean tribesman Friday He is Crusoe's subordinate Decided to live the island with Robinson The first person Crusoe introduces into the social order of the island
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