This work mainly tells the story that the protagonist Robinson Crusoe was born in a middle-class family and devoted his life to traveling around the world. Once, I was caught in a storm on my way to Africa, drifted to an uninhabited desert island alone, and began to live in isolation. With strong will and unremitting efforts, he survived tenaciously on a desert island and returned to his hometown after 28 years and 2 months 19 days.
This novel was written by Defoe inspired by a true story at that time. 1704 In September, a Scottish sailor named alexander selkirk quarreled with the captain and was abandoned by the captain in the Atlantic Ocean. After living on a desert island for four years and four months, he was rescued by Captain woodes rogers.
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Defoe lived in an era when British capitalism began to develop on a large scale. 1702 published a shortcut to eliminate different sects, satirizing the government's religious policy, and was arrested and sentenced three times. After he was released from prison, he worked as a newspaper editor and wrote many political and economic pamphlets. He was arrested three times for his speech. 17 19, Defoe published his first novel Robinson Crusoe.
1In April 704, Selkirk defected at sea and was abandoned by the captain on a small island named Masajie in the Juan Fernandez Islands, which is more than 900 kilometers away from the coast of Chile. Four years and four months later, he was found and rescued by the navigator. At that time, selkirk had forgotten the human language and turned into a savage completely.
Inspired by this incident, Defoe conceived the story of Robinson. However, in the process of novel creation, Defoe created the image of Robinson with the enterprising spirit of the emerging bourgeoisie and the colonial spirit of18th century, based on his own impressions and feelings of the times.
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