Book Analysis: Swiss Family Robinson

Johann D. Wyss was a brilliant writer who wrote The Swiss Family Robinson. He told a story to his kids and it later became the book The Swiss Family Robinson. The reason why was because his kids was so entertained and learned so much from it. The family discussed these stories and then took turns making up their own tales of adventure. Each boy took turns telling their tale and their father would write the stories down. One of the sons, Johann Emmanuel Wyss illustrated the adventures with drawings and watercolors. Years later, another son, Johann Rudolph Wyss, a scholar, edited his father's work and submitted it for publication who also wrote the Swiss national anthem. The books original name is Der Schweizerische Robinson because it was originally published in German in 1812. The first English translation appeared in 1814 and since then the immensely popular book has appeared in over two hundred editions in English. Johann David Wyss didn’t get to publish the book sadly because of his death. His son Johann Rudolf Wyss edited and published the book for him.
The life of Johann David Wyss wasn’t like a normal person’s life. Even though much of his early childhood life is unknown, he is still known to this day. He was born on May 28, 1743 and died on January 11, 1818 in Bern, Switzerland. He was a former military chaplain, he spoke four languages, loved nature, and was deeply love with raising his sons, reading to them and taking them on hikes and hunting trips. He had a wife named Elizabeth Wyss and had 2 sons, Johann Rudolf Wyss and Johann Emmanuel Wyss. Not much is known about his wife ,but he loved his family very much and they meant a lot to him. Even though he didn’t have much time for them, he still made time for them. He was a typical family man; a loving husband and a caring father to his sons. He was also very religious and he devoted much of his life to the Church and to the education of his children. In the eighteenth century, priest and clergymen