Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719.
The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. Robinson Crusoe Publication date 25 April 1719 (298 years ago)Followed byThe Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
1》Write about colonial discourse in Robinson crusoe..
* In Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, colonialism is clearly apparent. To put the literary work into its proper context, it should be noted that the story was published in 1719, and England was enjoying the prosperity of the American colonies. Colonialism is also seen in how Crusoe treats Friday once they leave the island. Crusoe's answer to prayer, one who he looked to like a son, he "civilizes" so that he can become a part of the great land of England, but not as a brother or friend—only as a servant.
"My man Friday" indicates a sense of servility on Friday's part, and "ownership" on Crusoe's...even though he was technically not a slave. This reflects the English's attitude towards natives of countries which they assimilated.
2》How colonialism works in our life..
* "All the new nations faced severe problems, for political independence did not automatically bring them prosperity and happiness...they were seldom free of external influences. They were still bound to...structures developed earlier by the colonial powers." --Thomas H. Greer. From A Brief History of the Western World, 5th edition. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1987, p. 536-37.
3》Do you think that movie is different than original novel?
*yes.. Here are the examples.
4》write about some changes done in the movie..
* ☆Daniel Defoe’s novel (1719)
Or 1997 movie
1}Robinson is enslaved for 24 years. #Robinson is never enslaved.
2}Robinson experiences a religious conversion, a vision dream in which he is told to repent.
#Robinson does not experience a conversion whatsoever.
3}Friday escapes and Robinson shoots his persecutors, injuring one and resultantly killing the other.
#Friday kills the injured native. Robinson kills the natives with a gun and only then can Friday escape.
4}Friday willingly vows in gratitude to Robinson.
#Friday is forcibly chained by Robinson. 5}Robinson takes Friday as a servant. #Robinson takes Friday as a slave. 6}Robinson’s attitude toward Friday is loving, monitored and fatherly. Friday is loyal to him.
#Robinson’s attitude towards Friday is first rude, irritate, and harsh. Friday leaves him because of it.
7}As Robinson instructs Friday “in the knowledge of the true God”, the native shows himself cheerful and deeply interested. He “listened with great attention, and received with pleasure the notion of Jesus Christ being sent to redeem us”.
#Robinson fanatically and intolerably preaches to Friday about the Creator. Friday seems rather puzzled and confused by Robinson’s preaching, and he informs from the beginning that he dislikes Robinson’s religion.
8}Friday concludes the Christian God must be “a greater God than their Benamuckee”, since pagan priests say the cannibal’s god is not supposed to listen in the ground unless they climb to the mountain.
#Nature assists Robinson’s arguments to evidence to Friday “the necessity of a great First Cause”
9}Friday reacts negatively to Robinson’s idea of God and he conclusively states “I don’t like your God.”
#He informs he prefers the cannibal’s pagan crocodile god who is said to hear cannibals even in the trees and in the water.
10}Friday becomes a Christian and ends up accepting Robinson’s lifestyle.
#Robinson comments: “this savage was now a good Christian, a much better than I” .
#Robinson ends up accepting Friday’s cultural lifestyle and somehow forsakes his Christianity.
11}Robinson ponders whether killing natives goes against the principles of his religion. Friday tries to convince Robinson to Christianize and civilize other cannibals in the island, asking him to “teach wild mans be good… tell them know God, pray God, and live new life”.
# Friday shows himself enthusiastic about it. They both end up in England. Robinson and Friday go against the enemy cannibal tribe. Robinson fanatically appears to believe himself to be superior, he becomes a Lord, a swordman and kind of a warrior against natives. He also fights Friday and, at the end, Friday is murdered on the island.
5》Do you think movie is describing anti colonial elements?
*As it can be seen, the movie version here discussed greatly misrepresents the original story especially in what concerns to the role of religion: it disfavors what Defoe wanted to favour, and replaces his religious sentiment with elements adverse to it, turning a justification of “the Wisdom of Providence in all the Variety of our Circumstances”, into an attack against it. knowledge of the true God”, the native shows himself cheerful and deeply interested. He “listened with great attention, and received with pleasureol the notion of Jesus Christ being sent to redeem us”. Robinson fanatically and intolerably preaches to Friday about the Creator. Friday seems rather puzzled and confused by Robinson’s preaching, and he informs from the beginning that he dislikes Robinson’s religion.
Thank you..
The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. Robinson Crusoe Publication date 25 April 1719 (298 years ago)Followed byThe Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
1》Write about colonial discourse in Robinson crusoe..
* In Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, colonialism is clearly apparent. To put the literary work into its proper context, it should be noted that the story was published in 1719, and England was enjoying the prosperity of the American colonies. Colonialism is also seen in how Crusoe treats Friday once they leave the island. Crusoe's answer to prayer, one who he looked to like a son, he "civilizes" so that he can become a part of the great land of England, but not as a brother or friend—only as a servant.
"My man Friday" indicates a sense of servility on Friday's part, and "ownership" on Crusoe's...even though he was technically not a slave. This reflects the English's attitude towards natives of countries which they assimilated.
2》How colonialism works in our life..
* "All the new nations faced severe problems, for political independence did not automatically bring them prosperity and happiness...they were seldom free of external influences. They were still bound to...structures developed earlier by the colonial powers." --Thomas H. Greer. From A Brief History of the Western World, 5th edition. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1987, p. 536-37.
3》Do you think that movie is different than original novel?
*yes.. Here are the examples.
4》write about some changes done in the movie..
* ☆Daniel Defoe’s novel (1719)
Or 1997 movie
1}Robinson is enslaved for 24 years. #Robinson is never enslaved.
2}Robinson experiences a religious conversion, a vision dream in which he is told to repent.
#Robinson does not experience a conversion whatsoever.
3}Friday escapes and Robinson shoots his persecutors, injuring one and resultantly killing the other.
#Friday kills the injured native. Robinson kills the natives with a gun and only then can Friday escape.
4}Friday willingly vows in gratitude to Robinson.
#Friday is forcibly chained by Robinson. 5}Robinson takes Friday as a servant. #Robinson takes Friday as a slave. 6}Robinson’s attitude toward Friday is loving, monitored and fatherly. Friday is loyal to him.
#Robinson’s attitude towards Friday is first rude, irritate, and harsh. Friday leaves him because of it.
7}As Robinson instructs Friday “in the knowledge of the true God”, the native shows himself cheerful and deeply interested. He “listened with great attention, and received with pleasure the notion of Jesus Christ being sent to redeem us”.
#Robinson fanatically and intolerably preaches to Friday about the Creator. Friday seems rather puzzled and confused by Robinson’s preaching, and he informs from the beginning that he dislikes Robinson’s religion.
#Nature assists Robinson’s arguments to evidence to Friday “the necessity of a great First Cause”
9}Friday reacts negatively to Robinson’s idea of God and he conclusively states “I don’t like your God.”
#He informs he prefers the cannibal’s pagan crocodile god who is said to hear cannibals even in the trees and in the water.
10}Friday becomes a Christian and ends up accepting Robinson’s lifestyle.
#Robinson comments: “this savage was now a good Christian, a much better than I” .
#Robinson ends up accepting Friday’s cultural lifestyle and somehow forsakes his Christianity.
11}Robinson ponders whether killing natives goes against the principles of his religion. Friday tries to convince Robinson to Christianize and civilize other cannibals in the island, asking him to “teach wild mans be good… tell them know God, pray God, and live new life”.
# Friday shows himself enthusiastic about it. They both end up in England. Robinson and Friday go against the enemy cannibal tribe. Robinson fanatically appears to believe himself to be superior, he becomes a Lord, a swordman and kind of a warrior against natives. He also fights Friday and, at the end, Friday is murdered on the island.
5》Do you think movie is describing anti colonial elements?
*As it can be seen, the movie version here discussed greatly misrepresents the original story especially in what concerns to the role of religion: it disfavors what Defoe wanted to favour, and replaces his religious sentiment with elements adverse to it, turning a justification of “the Wisdom of Providence in all the Variety of our Circumstances”, into an attack against it. knowledge of the true God”, the native shows himself cheerful and deeply interested. He “listened with great attention, and received with pleasureol the notion of Jesus Christ being sent to redeem us”. Robinson fanatically and intolerably preaches to Friday about the Creator. Friday seems rather puzzled and confused by Robinson’s preaching, and he informs from the beginning that he dislikes Robinson’s religion.
Thank you..
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