Daniel Defoe's biography
Name a writer who is considered to be a founder of novel in English language alongside Daniel Defoe
Samuel Richardson
Is ''Robinson Crusoe'' realistic or romantic novel?
realistic
What was the inspiration for Daniel Defoe to write ''Robinson Crusoe''?
Alexander Selkirk's Scottish sailor's story
What is ''diction'' and how is diction used in the novel?
Diction is an important tool for writers. Defoe uses diction to communicate information about main character. Based on the way he talks about his home, the reader can understand how threatened Crusoe feels by the outside world.
I don't want to be a nuisance so tell me if you want to be alone.
annoying
Some people consider him to be one of
the founders of modern ............. and political
commentary.
journalism
What is Robinson Crusoe like, based
on the information in the first paragraph?
Crusoe leaves his home as a young man to go to sea, against his family's wishes. After several smaller misadventures, he ends up in Brazil with a sugar plantation. Soon, he decides to sail to Africa to buy some slaves for his plantation. This is when he runs into trouble.
Compare and contrast Alexander Silkirk with Robinson Crusoe
Alexander Silkirk was dropped on a desert island by an angry captain but Robinson was ship wrecked.
Alexander Silkirk lived on the island for four years but Robison Crusoe spent 28 years there
Alexander Silkirk didn't have cats and dogs but Crusoe did.
Both of them domesticated goats.
What are three main moral lessons of ''Robinson Crusoe''?
Importance of
1.being hard-working and resourceful
2.Expression of gratitude
3.Tolerance
Robinson Crusoe should have been more inquisitive about the footprint.
curious
Apart from ''Robinson Crusoe'' which book is Daniel Defoe famous for?
Mall Flanders
Where was Crusoe going when his ship was wrecked,
and why?
He was sailing to Africa to buy slaves for his plantation in Brazil.
Who is Friday?
Describe him.
Friday is the local man that Crusoe saves from unfriendly people on the beach.
Friday's most important character trait is his openness and innocence.
Instead of panicking or ........, however, Crusoe salvages things from the ship.
despairing
Friday eagerly accepts Crusoe's beliefs and social ideas, even if it means subjugating himself to Crusoe's rule.
let somebody gain control over
Which literary period does Daniel Defoe belong to?
Neoclassical literature/ Enlightment/Age of Reason
How many people survived the shipwreck?
Nobody except Robinson Crusoe
Who do Robinson Crusoe and Friday represent according to the lecture?
Robison Crusoe's arrogant attitude mirrors the attitude many Europeans had toward the native peoples of the countries.
Friday represents the purity of man in his natural state.
''He came nearer and nearer, kneeling down every ten or twelve steps, in token of ........ for saving his life''
acknowledgement
•The noise was hardly conducive to a good night’s sleep.
making it possible or easy to happen
Conservative ......... attribute over 275
individual works to Defoe
estimates
How does Crusoe adapt to life on the desert island?
He builds several houses, domesticates goats, and lives fairly comfortable life.
Describe the setting/island in the novel.
The physical characteristics of the island make it very conducive to survival.
This is one of the novel's most ...... descriptions of an act of gratitude.
iconic
Friday goes as far as to ask Crusoe to be killed rather than be separated from him.
to make people or things move apart