ROBINSON CRUSOE

English Literature

In Robin Crusoe the victim (Friday) shows his gratitude for saving his life by ….

kneeling down every ten or twelve steps in token of acknoledgement and swearing to be Robinson’s slave forever

One of the writers of ………..you have learnt is Daniel Defoe

enlightenment

Daniel Defoe is considered as one of …

one of the earliest practitioners of the novel helping popularize the genre in Britain and even one of the founders of English novels

The novel Robinson Crusoe is regarded as…

one of the first novels in English

Robinson Crusoe is a novel of isolation because…

it is about a sea-man who get stranded on a deserted island for 28 years

Robinson Crusoe was written by...in...during the cultural movement of…

Daniel Defoe, 1719, Enlightenment

Robinson Crusoe embodies the spirit of the Age of Enlightenment through…

the character of Robinson Crusoe who is adventurous, enterprising, and reason-controlled

One of the symbols of Robinson Crusoe is Crusoe’s Bower, which symbolizes…

the changes in Robinson’s attitude towards his life on the desert island

Robinson Crusoe stayed on the deserted island for…

28 years, 2 months, 17 years

Self-awareness in Robinson Crusoe refers to the fact that…

Robinson is always conscious of himself and his situation. For example, he keeps a journal of his daily activities, he grow rice, corn…

Crusoe suffers a storm at sea near Yarmouth, foreshadowing

his shipwreck years later

Robinson’s first… trip is financially successful, so he plans another, leaving his early profits in the care of a friendly…

trading - widow

In Robinson Crusoe, Crusoe gets married after he...and before he…

donates a portion to the widow and his sister - revisits Brazil and his island

“I set my gun at the foot of my ladder”. The literary technique of the underlined is… because…

Metaphor - the writer compares the function of the foot of a human with the function of the bottom part of the ladder without using “like”, “as”

The literary technique used in “ he stood trembling, as if he had been taken prisoner” is … because…

simile - the writer compares the victim “stood trembling” with the fact that he had been taken prisoner using “as if”

The literary technique used in “ i lay still in my castle”, “castle” ( the specific) referring to “home” (the general) is a case of ……….

synecdoche

The Ambivalence of Mastery in Robinson Crusoe refers to…

Robinson’s mastery over all the hardships which are positive, over his fellows which are negative

*Analyze the Ambivalence(sự mâu thuẫn) of Mastery in Robinson Crusoe

the conflict in Robinson’s mind as to contacting human beings

Robinson Crusoe established himself as a plantation owner in Brazil during his... trading voyage.

second

In Robinson Crusoe, Friday is killed when …

some savages attack the ship on the way to Brazil

In Getting a human companion, the pursuers are … and the pursued is…

Cannibals - Friday

In Getting a human companion, the first thing Robinson does when he gets to the beach to rescue the victim is …

saying hello to the victim to attract his attention

The … Robinson finds on the beach one day is the symbol of…

footprint - the conflict in Robinson’s mind as to contacting human beings

Robinson Crusoe called a fictional autobiology because....

it is not the adventure of Daniel Defoe