doubts his right to rule This thinking is common in colonial times Crusoe becomes the owner of the island without asking anyone Master of Friday Crusoe saves a native man and names him Friday He does not ask Friday s real name He teaches him English and calls him my servant Crusoe says I showed him my ladder made him go up and carried him into my cave and he became my servant This shows a master-slave idea Crusoe does not treat Friday as an equal He wants Friday to become like a European This is a clear sign of colonial thinking Crusoe s way with Friday shows power not friendship Teach and Change Crusoe teaches Friday to wear clothes and pray He teaches him Christian beliefs He wants Friday to forget his own culture Crusoe says Friday became a good Christian He feels happy to change on Friday This is another sign of colonialism It shows that Crusoe sees his way as the best He thinks his religion dress and food are better He never tries to learn from Friday This shows the pride of a colonial ruler Control and Rule Crusoe controls the island like a king He makes laws for himself and others He decides where people will live and what they will do He says I was king and lord of all this country indefensibly and had a right of possession He even gives guns to Friday and tells him how to use them Crusoe is not just surviving he is ruling This power and control are marks of colonial rule He wants order and respect like a leader of a land Look at Natives Crusoe sees the island's natives as uncivilized He fears them and calls them savages and subjects He says I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command He thinks their culture is wrong and they are subject to being civilised He believes they need to be saved or changed He wants to stop their customs and teach them his own He does not try to understand their life This thinking is very colonial It shows how Crusoe sees his way as better He never sees them as equal human beings So finally Crusoe is a colonialist in many ways He takes the land without asking He rules others and calls himself king He teaches Friday to be like him He believes his way is best His words and actions show power and pride Crusoe may be a hero to some but his actions show clear colonial ideas