Works Cited
Hill, Christopher. “Robinson Crusoe.” History Workshop, no. 10, 1980, pp. 6–24. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4288310. Accessed 10 March 2018.
This journal article written by Christopher Hill and published by the Oxford University Press deliberated the many effects of craftsmanship and religion within Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. In my essay I will discuss how both Crusoe’s strong Christian beliefs and his many salvaged possessions were the reason why he was capable of living and thriving alone for 28 years on his island. Within his article on page 9, Christopher Hill points out the moral importance of Protestantism for Crusoe, by using many factual quotes from the book to support his central idea. Hill argues that Crusoe …show more content…
Morrison thoroughly analyzes the idea that individuals require both cultural and human interaction for physical and psychological survival; a topic which ties in well with my thesis. The author explains how Crusoe’s island provided him with many of his essential necessities including: food, animals for company, and the chance to master new skills. He supports his argument that upon leaving the island “Crusoe is a new man both physically and psychologically” with quotes from the novel; granting me with a great tool to refer to when writing my essay and incorporating citations. This source provided me with an additional symbol which I can use in a fourth body paragraph if necessary and provides a great amount of detail and exemplification to tie the symbol to my …show more content…
Here the author asserts that Daniel Defoe creates a narrative in which “any radical change in Crusoe’s condition will be matched by a radical change in his consciousness” and proves this through many of Crusoe’s brutal experiences, such as his shipwreck which puts him in a new condition or impaired state of mind. Using this, Seidel ties in Friday and expands upon how he positively changes Crusoe’s perspective on his desolate situation; making him realize that Friday is valuable both as a companion and as a tool to escape, by stating that “no one can go it alone forever”. This article published by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), provides me with further support for the theme of survival requiring an equally important physical and mental state, altogether managing to link the central idea to
Hill, Christopher. “Robinson Crusoe.” History Workshop, no. 10, 1980, pp. 6–24. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4288310. Accessed 10 March 2018.
This journal article written by Christopher Hill and published by the Oxford University Press deliberated the many effects of craftsmanship and religion within Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. In my essay I will discuss how both Crusoe’s strong Christian beliefs and his many salvaged possessions were the reason why he was capable of living and thriving alone for 28 years on his island. Within his article on page 9, Christopher Hill points out the moral importance of Protestantism for Crusoe, by using many factual quotes from the book to support his central idea. Hill argues that Crusoe …show more content…
Morrison thoroughly analyzes the idea that individuals require both cultural and human interaction for physical and psychological survival; a topic which ties in well with my thesis. The author explains how Crusoe’s island provided him with many of his essential necessities including: food, animals for company, and the chance to master new skills. He supports his argument that upon leaving the island “Crusoe is a new man both physically and psychologically” with quotes from the novel; granting me with a great tool to refer to when writing my essay and incorporating citations. This source provided me with an additional symbol which I can use in a fourth body paragraph if necessary and provides a great amount of detail and exemplification to tie the symbol to my …show more content…
Here the author asserts that Daniel Defoe creates a narrative in which “any radical change in Crusoe’s condition will be matched by a radical change in his consciousness” and proves this through many of Crusoe’s brutal experiences, such as his shipwreck which puts him in a new condition or impaired state of mind. Using this, Seidel ties in Friday and expands upon how he positively changes Crusoe’s perspective on his desolate situation; making him realize that Friday is valuable both as a companion and as a tool to escape, by stating that “no one can go it alone forever”. This article published by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), provides me with further support for the theme of survival requiring an equally important physical and mental state, altogether managing to link the central idea to