Robinson Crusoe by: Daniel Defoe

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Robinson Crusoeby Daniel Defoe

• By Josh Cote

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About Daniel Defoe

• Daniel Defoes birth is uncertain it is said he
  was born between 1659 and 1661.
• Robinson Crusoe-1719
• Captain Singlton-1720
• Colonel Jack-1722
• Roxana The Fortunate Mistress-1724
• Date of Death- April 23, 1731

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• The time period which Robinson Crusoe was written
  in explains the reasons for the language and tone
  being used throughout the book. It is written in
  Old English and for the majority of today's
  Americans, hard to understand.
• The theme of this book is based on adventure and
  survival. It explains one mans quest(Robinson
  Crusoe) for survival and the adventures it takes
  him on.

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Characters

• Robinson Crusoe- a captain of a ship that was
  taken over by Sale pirates. For 2 years he was a
  prisoner but then escaped in a small boat with a
  boy named Xury. He is rescued by a Portuguese
  captain of the coast of Africa and then
  shipwrecked on an island.
• Friday- a captured native that broke free and
  became Crusoes servant.

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Setting

• The island of despair
• Near the mouth of the Orinoco river Sept. 30,
  1659
• The island was a desolate jungle filled land

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Plot Summary

• In the beginning Robinson Crusoe was on a
  Portuguese ship off of the coast of Africa, then
  the whole ship was caught in a storm and ship
  wrecked onto an Island that he named The Island
  Of Despair. He was the only survivor and used
  the ships materials to build a home. After being
  there for many years he befriended a native
  prisoner that he named Friday. Friday became his
  servant and best friend. He built a boat and
  travels to a neighboring native island with
  Friday, where he found cannibals that had
  imprisoned three Spaniards and had already
  consumed two. Robinson came to the rescue of the
  remaining Spaniard.

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Plot Cont.

• Having the Spaniard by his side he set off and
  found three French sailors. The French sailors
  brought Robinson, Friday and the Spaniard back to
  their ship which traveled to Jamaica.

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What I Thought

• The book instantly drew me in, it lost me at a
  few parts, but overall it was well understood
  despite the language being used.
• My favorite part was when Crusoe and Friday
  fought off the 23 cannibals to save the remaining
  Spaniard.