【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 mong the less cultivated readers. In most of his works, he gave his praise to the hardworking, sturdy (不屈的) middle class.,第三十六頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,37,Life on the island Characters of Robinson,Robinson’s companions,Tools and food,Crusoe Visits the Wreck,The Footprint,Crusoe Saves Friday from the Cannibals,Plot overview,Background,Pericopes,第三十七頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,Defoe’s masterpiece consisting of three volumes, only the first one very popular, published in hundreds of editions and scores of languages based on the experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a captain lived alone in an island for 5 years creating a visual picture that manifests how human history has developed from the primitive to the feudal and then to the capitalistic in the 18th century,About Robinson Crusoe,第三十八頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,a glorification of bourgeois qualities of individualism, private enterprise, and even of labor its details told in a simple, straightforward style, adding to the realistic effect of the story starting the tradition of realistic description and presenting authentic details which are important for the later development of the novel.,About Robinson Crusoe,第三十九頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,at the early stage, an individual laborer, and then a master, until at last an exploiter, a colonizer. an image of an enterprising Englishman of the 18th century an embodiment of the spirit of individual enterprise and colonial expansion. a man struggling against nature and human fate, with indomitable will .,The hero: Robinson Crusoe,第四十頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,Robinson Crusoe,Click to add title in here,Friday is loyal to Robinson. He has no temper and he is outgoing, kindhearted. Friday to Robinson is what a child to father. Whenever and whatever it is, Friday prefers to sacrifice himself to protect Robinson.,Friday,第四十一頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,Robinson Crusoe,Click to add title in here,Although Robinson has tested Friday many times, Friday’s behavior doesn’t disappoint him, Friday proves his loyalty. Robinson has saved a poor savage’s life and soul, he feels very happy. In this lonely island, it is Friday who release Robinson deep inner pressure. Friday’s appearance makes Robinson not so confused. He becomes positive to life . In fact, everyone living in noisy society will have the feeling of loneliness, Robinson is a member in the real society and he is the model of ourselves. Friday is the inner true egos in our hearts. He leads us to find the directions and helps us to overcome the difficulty.,Friday,第四十二頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,Characteristic of the style and language,simple language, concise description, and wellknit plot construction.,第四十三頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,Features of Daniel Defoe’s novels,Daniel Defoe is remembered chiefly, for his novels. The central idea of his novels is that man is good and noble by nature but may succumb to an evil social environment. The writer wants to make it clear that society is the source of various crimes and vices.,第四十四頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,Daniel Defoe’s intention is that the readers should regard his novels as true stories. For this reason, he deliberately avoids all arts, all fine writings, so that the reader should concentrate only on a series of plausible (似乎真實(shí)的) events. Daniel Defoe’s novels all take the form of memoirs or pretended historical narratives, everything in them giving the impression of reality.,第四十五頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,Man’s struggles against nature Glorification of the bourgeois men who has the courage and will to face hardship and determination to improve his livelihood. Glorification of labor (Robinson lives on his own hands),Theme,第四十六頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,One of the representative of the rising bourgeoisie An enterprising Englishman A laborer, a hardworking industrious and intelligent man A typical colonizer, explorer, and a foreign trader。 He is alert, vigorous and resourceful,The image of Robinson Crusoe,第四十七頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,Characterization of Crusoe,Defoe traces the development of Crusoe from a na239。ve and artless youth into a clever and hardened man tempered by numerous trials in his eventful life. Crusoe is a hero with undaunted will and power. Crusoe represents a typical of the English bourgeoisie at the early stages of its development, practical, religious and mindful of his own profits. Crusoe is condemned as an image of a colonist, for he supports Negroslavery and teaches the first word “master” to Friday.,第四十八頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,A friend/servant of Crusoe’s, he spends a number of years on the island with the main character, who saves him from cannibalistic death. Friday is basically Crusoe’s protege, a living example of religious justification of the slavery relationship between the two men. His eagerness to be redone in the European image is supposed to convey that this image is indeed the right one.,Friday,第四十九頁(yè)，共七十八頁(yè)。,Crusoe’s sho