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    Ch-1-------------- -Robinson Crusoe‚ the narrator of the story‚ tells us that he was born in 1632 in the city of York‚ England. His father‚ a German immigrant‚ married a woman whose name was Robinson‚ and his real name was Robinson Kreutznaer‚ but due to the natural corruption of languages‚ the family now writes their name "Crusoe." He was the third son; his oldest brother was killed in a war‚ and the next son simply disappeared. When Robinson Crusoe first had an urge to go to sea‚ his father

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    Daniel Defoe 1660-1731 He was an English journalist‚ businessman‚ pamphleteer‚ secret agent‚ novelist. He was a puritan and had interest in trade‚ which influenced most of his works. He belonged to the neo-classical period and is the father of the English realistic novel. Robinson Crusoe This novel tells the story of a man shipwrecked on a desert island. It is inspired by the various accounts of sea adventures which were published on newspapers and widely appreciated by tradesman‚ merchants and

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    non-fiction accounts Alive and Robinson Crusoe. My interpritation of lost is when you have no idea of your surroundings‚ this being geographically lost‚ also when you lose "your mind" having a block in your brain. I have chosen two extracts to pick out these themes and look at the way both authors include different linguistic features and structural features to help with the theme of lost. The two extracts I have chosen are in the heart of both texts‚ in the Robinson Crusoe text my extract is from when

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    Robinson Crusoe From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Robinson Crusoe (disambiguation). |Robinson Crusoe

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    Through the struggles of growing up‚ Daniel Defoe had many influences that changed the style of writing which ultimately made him an important figure in many people’s lives. His creative and indecisive style of writing changed the style of writing and some people’s ways of thinking. Defoe thought in a way that made him look in the future and not just what is happening at present. He had his fair share of up and downs. Jail was his home for many years. It gave him a view on life that not every person

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    Daniel Defoe was born in London in 1660‚ third child and first son of James 1. Daniel received a very good education‚ as his father hoped he would become a minister2‚ but Daniel wasn’t interested. His family was Dissenters‚ Presbyterians to be precise‚ and those sects were being persecuted a bit at this time‚ so maybe Daniel had the right idea. He was always very tolerant of others’ religious ideas himself. His mother died when he was ten‚ and his father sent him to a boarding school‚ after which

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    Robinson Crusoe Robison Crusoe‚ the man who spent decades on a lonely island is world famous. Even who has not read the novel of Daniel Defoe knows him and his adventure. We experienced Robinson how he shipwrecked on an island. We were with him when he built a habitation‚ despite the weather‚ bred goats and grew grain. We saw his despair‚ his optimism‚ his skill and ingenuity. With him we discovered the whole island‚ always in the hope of rescue‚ but at the same time in the panic from

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    To what extent can Robinson Crusoe be seen as a precursor of “ economic man”? Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe is a novel written in 1719 based on the real story of the Scottish Alexander Selkirk who lived for four years on an island in the Pacific and who told his story after being saved. Robinson Crusoe is not only the story of the adventure of a lost man but mainly the utopian representation of perfect capitalism as seen by Defoe. Robinson Crusoe is a precursor of “economic man” because of

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    Crusoe‚ His Faith‚ and the Outside World’s Influences Many struggle with religion‚ either in its entirety‚ or with specific aspects such as its exclusionary process‚ or its supposed rules and regulations. Some people who were previously skeptical of religion experience a life altering event which alters their perception of previous events and causes them to veer towards a religious belief. Robinson Crusoe‚ while a fictional character‚ is one such example. A mere sailor tale‚ based on potentially

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    but paid closer attention to everyday life and ordinary people. From the story of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe society is shown the constant battle between being a devout religious follower & a moral‚ economical businessperson and the importance divine dispensation and providence. As Crusoe sometimes learns lessons Defoe hopes that those reading his text are able to learn not only take from the good lessons Crusoe learn’s in his life but also learning from the bad and what they should not do.

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