Concetti Chiave
- Robinson Crusoe is a tale of adventure, beginning with the protagonist's departure from York to pursue a life at sea against his father's wishes.
- After a shipwreck, Crusoe finds himself stranded on a deserted island, where he survives and eventually encounters cannibals and rescues a man he names Friday.
- The story is narrated by Robinson Crusoe in the first person, presented as a diary reflecting his experiences and challenges on the island.
- The novel explores 18th-century themes, highlighting the challenges of the emerging modern world through the symbolism of the deserted island.
- The language of the book is more complex compared to Gulliver’s Travels, yet still straightforward and linear in its narrative style.
Author: Defoe, Daniel
Title: Robinson Crusoe
Period: 1660-1731
Time: 1719
Genre: Romance of Adventure
Plot: The author tells the events in a linear way.
Indice
Avventure di Robinson
Robinson Crusoe was born in the city of York, where he was educated. His father wanted him to become a lawyer, but his only desire was to go to sea.
When he was nineteen he left home without asking permission and began his life at sea.Vita sull'isola deserta
After various adventures, he found himself on a ship sailing for the African coast. A violent tornado pushed the ship on the land. All the seaman abandoned the ship, and they drowned. But Robinson went ashore at the beach. He was on an island. He swim out to the ship and get as many things as he could. After ten month later, Robinson explored the island. It was uninhabited, and rich of fruit trees. One day he decided to build a boat.
Incontro con i cannibali
One midday Robinson saw a footprint in the sand, than he knew that in the other side of island there are some savage, and they were cannibals. Robinson attack the cannibals, and saved a person, who called Friday. Three years passed, and Friday saw three boats. They attack the savage, and between the prisoner, there was Friday's father.
Ritorno a casa
One morning he saw an English ship, and they report home Robinson with Friday.
Narratore e stile
Narrator: the narrator is Robinson and the story is told in first person then he is protagonist. The book is as a diary.
* Robinson: he is the protagonist. Gulliver is a shipwrecked who lived for twenty-eight years on a desert island. He is a very courageous man because the life on desert island is really difficult and often impossible.
* Friday: he is a savage who Robinson saved to the cannibals.
Ambientazione e tema
Setting: the story is setted mainly on a desert island where the protagonist lives for many years.
Theme: the author underlines all the problems which there are in 18° century for the formation of modern world. The desert island represents all the contradictions and obstacles of “new” world.
Style: The language is more difficult than Gulliver’s Travels, but it is very understandable and linear.
Opinione personale
Effect: I don’t like this book because it is monotonous and the setting is always the same, but I admire the protagonist because he is very courageous, I consider him as a hero.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è il desiderio principale di Robinson Crusoe e come inizia la sua avventura?
- Come Robinson Crusoe sopravvive sull'isola deserta e chi incontra?
- Qual è il tema principale del libro e come viene rappresentato?
Robinson Crusoe desidera andare per mare, nonostante il desiderio del padre che diventi avvocato. A diciannove anni, lascia la casa senza permesso e inizia la sua vita avventurosa in mare.
Robinson sopravvive sull'isola deserta recuperando oggetti dalla nave naufragata e sfruttando le risorse naturali dell'isola. Incontra un selvaggio chiamato Venerdì, che salva dai cannibali.
Il tema principale del libro è la formazione del mondo moderno nel XVIII secolo, rappresentato attraverso le contraddizioni e gli ostacoli dell'isola deserta, simbolo del "nuovo" mondo.
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