ROBINSON CRUSOE (By Daniel Defoe)

I. Writer
II. Summary
- The story based on the real-life adventures of Scotish sailor
- The story tell about a seaman, who was shipwrecked on the desert island and spent 28 years
living there alone, but finally triumphed over his state of isolation
- Robinson Crusoe is a person who really loves and inters in adventure at sea
- His family try to stop him, but with Crusoe nothing is impossible, he’ve leaved home, against his
parents advice
- As a young man, Crusoe had gone to sea in the hope of making his fortune. He is on a ship
bound foe Africa, where he plans to buy slaves for his platations in South America
- Unfortunately, the ship is wrecked on an island, everuone else aboard is killed, and Crusoe is the
only survior
- He take a long period of time about 28 years, live alone, self survie and do everything by heself
- After that Crusoe revive (rescue) a native captive, and name him Friday. The reason why the
Man Friday has this name is, according to Crusoe’s calendar, that’s the day of week that they
meet at the first time.
- Crusoe teached Man Fridays English and converts hime to Christianity. They suppored together
and build a boat.
- When more native attack the island I mean the cannibals who inhabit the nearby and mainland
with a violent, cruel attitude, Crusoe and Friday try the best to battle against these enemies.
- There are two captives and they’ve freed are none other than Friday’s own father and a Spanish
man. Then, Crusoe take them to the other island in the newly made boats, telling them to free
and rescue the other prisoners
- During the action – packed climax, there is another ship arrives at the island: and a nutiny has
taken place on board, and the crew throw the captain and his loyal supporters onto the island,
it’s also an important and unfogettable milestone in Robinson life, and that’s also the moment
Crusoe can return to England.
- After a memorable adventure Robinson Crusoe embarks on another voyage with Friday and a
small crew.
- Robinson Crusoe ends with the promise of futher adventures setting up the two sequels that
would follow