Concetti Chiave
- The novel "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe, written in 1719, is a classic adventure story.
- Robinson Crusoe, the protagonist, is a British man who aims to become a landowner in Brazil.
- Crusoe experiences a shipwreck during his second journey, leaving him stranded alone on a deserted island.
- Despite the isolation, Crusoe's intelligence shines as he builds shelter and manages to survive.
- Crusoe befriends a man named Friday after saving him from cannibals, and they spend many years together until their rescue.
The advenures of Robinson Crusoe was written in 1719 by Daniel Defoe and it's an advenure novel.
The protagnonist of the story was exactly Robinson Crusoe, a british man who wanted to leave the english country to go in Brazil to become a land owner.
The Shipwreck and Survival
One day he decided to to leave by the see and he went to Africa looking for people which could work for him.. The first travel he made was ok, he came back safe but during the second travel something happened: he was shipwrecked on a desert island and he found himself alla alone. The other people which were with him died.
We can understand many things about Robinson Crusoe, for example that he was a very smart man. Even with this hard situation he started to build a hat in order to sleep in a safer place and he started to save sheeps.
The Encounter with Friday
One day, while he was making a tour of the island, he saw am particular scene: a man was about to be eaten by the cannibals. He suddenly screamed so the cannibals run away because they were afraid. The man he rescued was found on a friday so Robinson Crusoe decided to call him “Friday”. They became friends and the spent a lot of time together.
Robinson Crusoe was a methodic man and, even if he was on a desert island, he kept time making cuts on trees to understan how long he was there. After 28 years they were found on the island becuase a ship found them and they were brought back to England together.
Domande da interrogazione
- What motivated Robinson Crusoe to leave England, and what was his initial destination?
- How did Robinson Crusoe survive after being shipwrecked on a desert island?
Robinson Crusoe, the protagonist of Daniel Defoe's novel, was motivated to leave England to become a landowner in Brazil.
After being shipwrecked, Robinson Crusoe demonstrated his resourcefulness by building a shelter and saving sheep, which helped him survive alone on the island.