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Robinson Crusoe ——Presented by :×××× The Author The Literature Movies Comparison Contents The Author Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe (1660 –1731) An English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy. Defoe was one of the first to write stories about believable characters in realistic. situations using simple prose. Defoe is considered the founder of the English novel. Before his time stories were usually written as long poems or dramas. The Author Robinson Crusoe Five Facts to be Remembered Defoe was a jack-at-all-trades, who developed his interests largely with the working classes. He was a radical Non-conformist (非国教)in religion, and was intended by his father for the independent ministry. Defoe was a journalist and pamphleteer. Be good at making “good story”. Defoe knew prison life. At the age of nearly 60, he turned to fiction and wrote the great work by which he is best remembered. Robinson Crusoe earned him good reputation and fortune as well. The Literature Robinson Crusoe Background on the novel It was based on the true adventures of a Scottish sailor, Alexander Selkirk, who had been marooned on one of the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile for 5 years. The story reveals the essence of British colonialism. The Literature Robinson Crusoe Main Story Crusoe runs away from home because he wants to become a sailor while his father insists that he should study law. The ship he takes is badly damaged in a storm near a small island. Crusoe is the only crew member who survives the shipwreck. The Literature Robinson Crusoe Main Story He manages to get a few things from the ship. Being isolated from civilization, he has to find ways to make a living all by himself. The Literature Robinson Crusoe Main Story He builds himself a hut ,domesticates goats, makes a boat and hunts with a gun. he finds strength from God’s message in the Bible. The Literature Robinson Crusoe Main Story Many years go by and one day the isla