Book Review on Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe :: Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Essays

Book Review on Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeThe book I have chosen to do review on is Robinson Crusoe. Theauthor of the book is Daniel Defoe. The book was first published in1719. The publishers that published the book were Penguin.Robinson Crusoe wanted to be sailor but his family wouldnt let him.When he got older he left and became a sailor. He went to SouthAmerica and bought his own cotton farm. He had to make a voyage toAfrica to permit some slaves. On the way the ship got caught in a stormand it was destroyed. When Robinson woke up, e was on a beech. All themen were dead except him. He went and got what supplies that were lefton the boat. He lived on the island for 30 years. On certain timesCannibals came and he had to fight them off.The Main character in this book is Robinson Crusoe he is thecharacter through out the book. The minor characters be FridayRobinson Crusoe Friend and the Captain. This two minor characteraffect the plot. The relationships between the main and mino rcharacters are, they are friends. The conflicts that the characters construction are Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, and Man vs. himself. The type ofwork he uses in the story is -Novel.The Genre of the book is Adventure and novel of isolationThe lyric used is English. The author used good language in thebook it was also easy to read. The dialogue used in the novel isrealistic among the characters.Robinson Crusoe is two the narrator and main character of the book.Crusoe narrates in both the first and third person presenting onlywhat he himself observes. He occasionally describes his feelings butonly when they are overwhelming. Usually, he favours a more narrativestyle to focus on actions and events. Robinson Crusoe is also theprotagonist in the novel. The major conflicts are - Shipwrecked alone,Crusoe Struggles against hardship, privation, loneliness and cannibalsin his prove to survive on a desert island.The rising action in the book is that Crusoe disobeys his father andgoes out t o sea. Crusoe has a profitable first merchant voyage, hasfantasies o success In Brazil and prepares for slave gatheringexpedition while the falling action is that Crusoe constructs ashelter, secures a food supply and accepts his stay on the island as