Question: “The story of Robinson Crusoe is the truthful representation of human life.” Elucidate. Or, What aspects of Robinson Crusoe make a fictional travelogue into an enduring piece of literature? Discuss. Or, Write a note on Defoe’s technique in producing ...
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Discuss the theme of colonialism in Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe
Question: Discuss the theme of colonialism in Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. Or, Robinson Crusoe is an allegorical journey to imperialism. Discuss. Or, Discuss the theme of colonialism described in Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. Or, What aspects/ elements of colonialism do you find ...
Do you think that the novel, Robinson Crusoe conveys an economic implication?
Question: Do you think that the novel, Robinson Crusoe conveys an economic implication? Give reasons for your answer. Or, “Robinson Crusoe is a material man”. Do you agree? Substantiate your answer with your reference to the text. Or, Robinson Crusoe ...
Write a brief account of the psychological development of the protagonist in Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe.
Question: Substantiate the view that Robinson Crusoe is as much the story of a man’s spiritual development as a story of action and adventure. Or, “The character of Robinson Crusoe is elaborate to give the action significances relating the story ...
Narrative Style of Robinson Crusoe
Narrative Style of Robinson Crusoe Defoe is a prolific as well as gifted writer. He exploited a narrative art or craft peculiarly of his own by which he has written history that sounds like fiction and fiction with the verisimilitude ...
Social Issues in Robinson Crusoe
Social Issues in Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe contains references to two issues-racism and religion. Certainly, Crusoe’s attitudes toward Xury, his companion in slavery and his fellow fugitive, and toward Friday, his faithful servant, are typical of the seventeenth-century English condescension ...
Themes in Robinson Crusoe
Themes in Robinson Crusoe Many of the important themes in Robinson Crusoe are embodied in the title character and in his interaction with Friday. Through the story of Crusoe’s sojourn on the island, Defoe comments at length on several social ...
Major Characters of Robinson Crusoe
Major Characters of Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe, narrated in the first person, is dominated by the title character. The other major character, Friday, appears after two-thirds of the narrative has been told. Robinson Crusoe: Robinson Crusoe is the protagonist and ...
Plot Summary of Robinson Crusoe
Plot Summary of Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe is a youth of about eighteen years old who resides in Hull, England. Although his father wishes him to become a lawyer, Crusoe dreams of going on sea voyages. He disregards the fact ...
A Brief Introduction to Robinson Crusoe
A Brief Introduction to Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe’s world-class masterpiece Robinson Crusoe is a powerful adventure story of a seafaring person. The book tells the tale of a marooned individual who through relentless efforts builds his own empire on a ...