Concetti Chiave
- Robinson Crusoe was born in York in 1632, rejecting his father's wish for him to become a lawyer in favor of traveling.
- After various adventures, including escaping Turkish pirates, Robinson became a rich planter in Brazil but was driven by his desire to travel.
- He survived a shipwreck and found himself alone on an isolated island, where he built a life using salvaged items and befriended animals.
- Robinson's solitude was challenged when he discovered the presence of cannibals and saved a prisoner, whom he named Friday, forming a unique companionship.
- After 28 years, Robinson returned to England, experiencing profound loss and later embarking on further travels, learning the values of solitude, courage, and peace.
Robinson's early life and travels
Robinson Crusoe was born in York in 1632. His father wanted he became a lawyer, but Robinson wanted to travel. When he was nineteen he left England. After a terrible journey he went to Guinea, where natives gave him gold for some objects. He went then to Brazil, escaping from Turkish pirates. In Brazil he became a rich planter, but he wanted to travel again. So he went to Guinea with other planters, but during the journey there was a terrible storm. Everybody died, except him.
Life on the island
He was transported from the sea to an isolated island. He was alone on that island, so he took some objects from the ship and he made a house. He took a dog and two cats too: they were his only friends. He explored the island and made other houses. 
His biggest matter was the solitude. He became very ill too but luckily he cured. He wrote a little journal too, but the ink ended. He found a parrot and taught it some English words.
Encounters with cannibals
After 15 years on the island he found a footprint and after three years again he found human bones. There were cannibals on the island! A day he saved a prisoner from the cannibals and he called him Friday. He became Robinson’s slave and he learnt to speak English. They saved two prisoners after few years and one of them was Friday’s father. A day a ship arrived on the island, but the captain was a prisoner of some rebel. Robinson and Friday killed the rebels, so Robinson could come back to England after 28 years. His parents were died, so he married and had three children. When his wife died, he went with his nephew to India and China. He came back on his island too and there Friday was killed from natives. Robinson was very sad. He went all around the world and when he was 72 he went back to London. In his life Robinson had learnt to appreciate the importance of solitude, courage and peace.
Domande da interrogazione
- What motivated Robinson Crusoe to leave his home and pursue a life of travel?
- How did Robinson Crusoe survive and adapt to life on the isolated island?
- How did Robinson Crusoe's encounters with cannibals and other people influence his life on the island?
Robinson Crusoe was driven by a desire to travel, despite his father's wish for him to become a lawyer. At nineteen, he left England to explore the world, starting with a journey to Guinea.
After being shipwrecked, Robinson Crusoe survived by salvaging objects from the ship, building a house, and befriending a dog and two cats. He explored the island, built additional shelters, and even taught a parrot to speak English, though he struggled with solitude.
Robinson discovered cannibals on the island after finding a footprint and human bones. He saved a prisoner, named him Friday, and taught him English. Together, they rescued more prisoners, including Friday's father, and eventually overpowered rebels on a ship, allowing Robinson to return to England after 28 years.
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