Robinson Crusoe was written during the Enlightenment by the British writer and political journalist Daniel Defoe (1660-1731). Defoe’s lyrics were cleverly written and well-debated and were significant for the English press development.
The book describes a young man, who lives in England with his parents, but dreams about adventure and exploring the world. His father wants him to stay and work, live a normal life without any dangerous risks. The father tries in vain to convince his son to give up his thoughts of leaving from their home. He predicted the young Robinson, a life of unhappiness and loneliness if he had not mastered his spirit of adventure and stayed in England. Against his father’s will, Robinson decides to run away from home …show more content…
People characterized the Enlightenment as a period where questions about right or wrong were current, ethics, morality, religion and science among other things. For Robinson to revolt against his parents and run away from home to explore the world is a good example. For us to go our own way is maybe very usual especially to not listen to our parents, but it took a lot of more courage to do that three hundred years ago. Intelligence and autonomy was advocated and Robinson Crusoe is a perfect example of how an active, healthy man can get by just fine on a desert island with the help of his imagination and common sense. He also learns a lot from his mistakes and gains new experiences and knowledge with time. This leads to an improvement in his fight for survival during his stay on the island. He has to adjust his life on the island because of the new challenges all the time but I don’t think that he has any difficulties with that, he is very inventive and smart, and if any problems occur he solves them right away. I think that the book teaches people to be happy with what they have, but also that critical thinking is a good …show more content…
He sometimes uses a lot of difficult words but everything is understandable. Here is brief excerpt from the book when Robinson sees Friday, which I think shows how detailed everything is. “He was very handsome, tall and well built sturdy limbs but not so coarsely built. I guessed that he was about twenty-six years. He had a very nice look and saw neither wild nor cruel. His features were very masculine, but he was also very full of gentle and mildness of a European, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not woolly, his forehead was high and wide and his eyes shone with
The book describes a young man, who lives in England with his parents, but dreams about adventure and exploring the world. His father wants him to stay and work, live a normal life without any dangerous risks. The father tries in vain to convince his son to give up his thoughts of leaving from their home. He predicted the young Robinson, a life of unhappiness and loneliness if he had not mastered his spirit of adventure and stayed in England. Against his father’s will, Robinson decides to run away from home …show more content…
People characterized the Enlightenment as a period where questions about right or wrong were current, ethics, morality, religion and science among other things. For Robinson to revolt against his parents and run away from home to explore the world is a good example. For us to go our own way is maybe very usual especially to not listen to our parents, but it took a lot of more courage to do that three hundred years ago. Intelligence and autonomy was advocated and Robinson Crusoe is a perfect example of how an active, healthy man can get by just fine on a desert island with the help of his imagination and common sense. He also learns a lot from his mistakes and gains new experiences and knowledge with time. This leads to an improvement in his fight for survival during his stay on the island. He has to adjust his life on the island because of the new challenges all the time but I don’t think that he has any difficulties with that, he is very inventive and smart, and if any problems occur he solves them right away. I think that the book teaches people to be happy with what they have, but also that critical thinking is a good …show more content…
He sometimes uses a lot of difficult words but everything is understandable. Here is brief excerpt from the book when Robinson sees Friday, which I think shows how detailed everything is. “He was very handsome, tall and well built sturdy limbs but not so coarsely built. I guessed that he was about twenty-six years. He had a very nice look and saw neither wild nor cruel. His features were very masculine, but he was also very full of gentle and mildness of a European, especially when he smiled. His hair was long and black, not woolly, his forehead was high and wide and his eyes shone with