Redemption from sin is greater then redemption from affliction.All evils are to be considered with the good that is in them, and with what worse attends them.Those people cannot enjoy comfortably what God has given them because they see and covet what He has not given them.Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.We never see the true state of our condition till it is illustrated to us by its contraries, nor know how to value what we enjoy, but by the want of it.An unlikely as it may seem, Crusoe has managed to keep an exact calendar and knows which day of the week the rescue took place. Nevertheless, Crusoe still decides to rescue a captive about to be ritually slaughtered and in doing so finds himself a devoted companion in the form of a native he calls Friday (From where “Man Friday” term was coined and became idiom).

This shows much wisdom on the part of Defoe because he is acknowledging that the ethics of what is right and wrong depends on social context. He is alarmed to discover that they practice cannibalism, but then realizes that their culture is so different from his own that he has no moral right to condemn their actions. He probably recognized that a European gentleman would not have faired very well had he been stranded on a maiden voyage.Īfter several years alone Crusoe discovers that other people visit the island from time to time. Defoe cleverly allows Crusoe to acquire the life experience to make his story of survival believable.

The table is then turned again, when he is shipwrecked a second time and has to service by his wits on an island. He then escapes and manages to make his own fortune by establishing a sugar plantation. When Crusoe first sets out into the world, he is shipwrecked and captured by pirates who make him their slave. 3 months back, I picked-up this book and decided to complete it in any condition. Some 8 months back, I have purchased Robinson Crusoe from crossword as it marked as Collins Classic but never got chance to read it. Since long time, I wanted to read some classic novel and hence bought “Robinson Crusoe” but didn’t get time to read it.

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