The Neo-classical literature. NAME :- VALA ASHA TIDABHAI. ROLL NO :- 41. SEM :- 1(M.A.). PAPER NO :- COURSE NO-2 BATCH :- 2015-17. TOPIC :- ROBINSON CRUSOE’S

JOURNEY. SUBMITTED :- S.B.GARDI DEPARTMENT

OF ENGLISH M.K.B.U.

Introduction of writer.

Daniel Defoe was born on 1660 in London in the years of Restoration.

He altered his original surname foe to Defoe. As a young man he travelled all over Europe. When he was nearly sixty, Defoe started

writing novels. He was considered to be a founder of the

English novel. Nationality :- English.

About Robinson Crusoe novel.

Like most of novel Robinson Crusoe is based on fact.

A man by the name of Alexander.

Had spent many years on a lonely island, all by himself, before returning to Scotland.

Daniel Defoe was able to give a Detailed picture of life on tropical Island.

Initial-beginning of the novel.

Crusoe was in 1632 in the city of York, of a good family.

His father had became very wealthy as merchant.

He married a girl whose family name was Robinson.

His father’s name was kreutznaer,but called themselves Crusoe.

So his name became Robinson Crusoe.

Middle of the novel.

Robinson Crusoe goes to sea-storm in the sea. He remembers his fathers words in sigh “The boy might be happy if he would stay at home, but if he goes abroad, he will be the most miserable wretch that was ever born.”

In storm he thinks that, “if ever I got once my foot upon dry land again, I would go directly home to my father and never set into a ship again while I lived”.

Robinson Crusoe on his island.

Crusoe builds his house. He finds many things

from the ship like pens, paper, compass, chart and Bible.

He was able to Create light which helps him to write Diary.

Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked

Robinson Crusoe gets a companion

Crusoe called his Friday after the day on which he rescued.

He taught him to say ‘MASTER’

Master slave relation in novel.

Colonialism. “WHIT MAN’S

BURDEN”

Two condition……… The first is that while you stay on this island

you will obey any order that I give you.

If I give you a gun, you will return it to me and to do no harm either to me or to my possessions.

The second condition is that if you recover your ship you will take me and my servant, Friday, to England.

The ship at the recaptured. The fight at the roundhouse and they

win. As the governor of this island I

have power to hang you. Have you any thing to say as to why I should not? This shows his possessive nature.

Thus he left the Island on nineteenth of December in the year 1686.

By the grace of God I was home once more after the thirty five years.