40 pages • 1 hour read
Robinson Crusoe
A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Summary
Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Character Analysis
Themes
Symbols & Motifs
Important Quotes
Essay Topics
Tools
BetaEssay Topics
Why does Crusoe say he was unable to follow his father’s advice and instead became a sailor?
Describe how Crusoe comes to believe in the power of God’s providence.
How does the theme of deliverance begin to work its way through Crusoe’s conscience and into his vocabulary?
Citing examples from the text, explain Defoe’s narrative strategy.
Cite two Biblical references in the text and explain how Defoe uses them as metaphor’s for Crusoe’s situation.
Do you agree with Crusoe’s conclusion that God’s providence creates all the circumstances Crusoe experiences? Explain why or why not.
Explain whether or not you believe Crusoe acted morally when he agrees to sell Xury to the Portuguese captain.
Crusoe teaches the prisoners left behind from the mutinied ship how to survive on the island. Why do you think Crusoe teaches the prisoners survival skills? Do you think you would have taught the prisoners left behind from the mutinied ship how to survive on the island? Why or why not?
Compare and contrast Crusoe’s sea journey and experience cast away to the Odyssey, another adventure epic. What are the major similarities in Crusoe’s way of life to Odysseus?
Investigate your reaction to Crusoe’s claims that Christianity is a superior religion to that practiced by the native Caribbean tribes.
Unlock all 40 pages of this Study GuidePlus, gain access to 8,800+ more expert-written Study Guides.
Including features:
