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Defoe, D. (2008). Robinson Crusoe. New York, NY: New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

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Robinson Crusoe is the main character who the story is based on his journey through the ocean on a ship who is headed for Guinea. His parents wanted a better life for him however, the sea called his name and he sailed off to meet his destiny. He soon is enslaved on one of his voyages that is seized by pirates.  Later, he escapes and leaves on a ship that gets into a thunderstorm. The ship sinks and he is the only survivor. He has been stranded on an island for many years. He learns to live life with his surroundings on the island. As years pass, he is soon rescued. As he arrives back home, he learns his parents are dead. He was left with some money and moved back to London where he got married and started his family.

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Robinson Crusoe is a story about many themes such as fear, money, and humanity. Fear is brought into the character as he survives the ship disaster and is forced to survive alone on a deserted island where no one knows he is alive. Money is introduced as the force when you have too much and then you don’t have any. For example, Crusoe lived in a middle class family where money was not an issue however, when he became stranded on the island money had no value. Humanity is introduced when Crusoe belonged to a middle class family and then he became enslaved and human dynamics took a change. A lesson to learn is humans are flesh and blood doesn’t matter what materialistic or monetary value they have. Kindness, caring, and humanity should come first.

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This book appeals to an audience for 10-12 year olds. This book teaches lessons that would captivate the reader within this age group to understand the lessons it entails. This book is a classic to the modern hit movie “Cast Away” where the character fights for survival and after many years comes out on the other end due to his perseverance. Although the book has more details on slavery and injustices. The overall theme would captivate an older audience including adults.

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The work offered by Defoe was based on 17th century events that were going on at the time. This autobiography on the character created a voice to what was going on in the world at the time. Slavery, middle class expectations, survival, among other events created a perfect story to captivate readers with this exciting story.

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Some say he is the founder of the English novel. He was an English writer and journalist who gained popularity through his book “Robinson Crusoe” in Britain. He became a successful writer in several topics such as religion, politics, crime, marriage, and psychology.

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Read 9,137 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Daniel Defoe relates the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearl...

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This story is one of three stories, which were all in one book. This book is about a boy, called Robinson Crusoe, who was born in York in 1632. One day, at Hull, Crusoe saw one of his companions board a ship bound for London. Robinson Crusoe did the same as his companion and boarded the ship. At sea, the waves were so high they made him feel sick inside! One of the men on board said they had a leak! As the ship sank, they managed to ride ashore where people were trying to aid them.

After that, he carried on sailing for eight more years. On one expedition, their ship ran aground on a sand bank. Then a wave came and killed everyone except Crusoe. He managed to survive for many years. He also found some natives and made one of them his slave. With his slave Crusoe makes a boat. Then some Spaniards come and start shooting the natives. The next morning an English ship arrives in the bay. Crusoe rows his boat to the ship, but will he get rescued?!!!!!!

I enjoyed this book because you didn't know what was going to happen. The way the words are put into the story gives it a more thrilling feel, but the words used also made the story slow because parts were in old english. The author, Daniel Defoe, is very descriptive, for example: 'By this time it blew a terrible storm indeed'. Some of the characters are believable as the illustrations bring them to life, but they probably wouldn't exist today due to the setting of this book in the sixteenth century. They certainly don't remind me of anyone I know today.

I would recommend the book for 9 year-olds upwards.

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This story is one of three stories, which were all in one book. This book is about a boy, called Robinson Crusoe, who was born in York in 1632. One day, at Hull, Crusoe saw one of his companions board a ship bound for London.