Robinson Crusoe

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Novel | Daniel Defoe

Discuss Robinson Crusoe as an adventure story.

Discuss Robinson Crusoe as an adventure story. “Robinson Crusoe” (1719) is one of the greatest adventure stories in English literature. In his novel, Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) tell...
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How did Crusoe keep a note of his passing days on the island?

How did Crusoe keep a note of his passing days on the island? Robinson Crusoe was alone on a deserted island. He wanted to keep track of time.  So, he made a way to remember how ma...
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How did the shipwreck happen?

State the effects of a furious storm when Crusoe was on his first voyage. Or, How did the shipwreck happen? Robinson Crusoe started his first sea voyage without telling his parents...
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Write a short note on Friday. 

Write a short note on Friday.  Friday was a native man. Crusoe saved him from wild men. He became Crusoe’s servant and friend. Crusoe gave him the name “Friday” because he met him...
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How did Crusoe manage food for him on that deserted island?

Describe how Crusoe produced corn on the deserted island.  Or, How did Crusoe manage food for him on that deserted island? When Crusoe was alone on the island, food was his first n...
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Comment on the spiritual regeneration of Robinson Crusoe.

Trace the spiritual regeneration/progress of Robinson Crusoe as depicted by Defoe in his novel.  Or, Comment on the spiritual regeneration of Robinson Crusoe.  Or, Discuss how “Rob...
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Is Crusoe a colonialist? Justify. 

Is Crusoe a colonialist? Justify.  “Robinson Crusoe”  (1719) by Daniel Defoe (1660 -1731) is more than a survival story. It also shows colonial ideas. Colonialism refers to the pra...
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What Surprised Crusoe Greatly about his Plantation in Brazil?

What was a great surprise to Crusoe regarding his plantation in Brazil? Crusoe went to Brazil before his island life. There, he had a small plantation. When he was lost at sea, he...
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Allegorical Significance of Defoe's Novel “Robinson Crusoe.” 

Write a note on the allegorical significance of Defoe's novel “Robinson Crusoe”.  Allegory is a type of story where the characters, events, and places represent deeper moral, spiri...
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Theme of Sin, Punishment, and Repentance in the Novel “Robinson Crusoe.”

Write a note on the theme of sin, punishment, and repentance in the novel “Robinson Crusoe.” Daniel Defoe’s (1660-1731) novel "Robinson Crusoe," published in 1719, is a story that...
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The Story of the Life of Robinson Crusoe is a Truthful Representation of Human life.

“The story of the life of Robinson Crusoe is a truthful representation of human life.” Elucidate. Or, Do you think Robinson Crusoe to be a man of action rather than a man of thoug...
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Robinson Crusoe is a Man of Action Rather Than a Man of Thought

Do you think Robinson Crusoe is a man of action rather than a man of thought? Justify your answer.  Robinson Crusoe is the titular character of Daniel Defoe's (1660-1731) classic n...
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