When he was young, Robinson felt uneasy about the mediocre well-off life. He didn't listen to his father's advice, fled overseas to do business, and was taken to be a slave by the Moors for several years. Later, he fled to Brazil and became a planter. On his way to Africa to buy slaves, he was caught in a storm and drifted to an uninhabited island near South America.

He quickly overcame his depression and disappointment, moved guns and tools from the sunken ship, hunted food with wisdom and labor, built houses, made tools, planted grains, domesticated goats and improved the environment, showing tireless and indomitable perseverance.

After living alone for many years, he got to know some aborigines who came to the island for a meat feast. He rescued an aborigine from it and took it as his slave, named it "Friday".

In his 28th year on this island, an English ship came near this island. Robinson helped the captain subdue these rebellious sailors before returning to England. At this time, his parents died, and Robinson recovered all the income from his Brazilian manor and distributed it to some people who helped him.

Robinson Crusoe is Defoe's masterpiece, and its value lies in successfully shaping Robinson, a brand-new character. He is one of the earliest positive figures in bourgeois literature, and with his strong will and enterprising spirit, he overwhelmed the conservative and depressed aristocratic figures.

The structure of the novel is clear at a glance and the thinking is very clear. Based on Robinson's adventure, the book tells how he ran away from home, avoided pirates, lived on an isolated island, survived in the harsh environment of the island, finally became a rich man, and returned to England. These plots are drawn in the form of lines, which makes the structure of the novel very compact and clear.

At the same time, under the clear thinking, the story is always full of turmoil, which makes readers feel scared. The smooth and tortuous plot attracts readers' attention like a gurgling stream. For example, writing Robinson One day, I suddenly heard several gunshots coming from the sea. It turned out to be a passing ship.

He soon made a fire and sent a signal. However, the ship ran aground and sank before his eyes, and the hope of being rescued was dashed again, and Robinson fell into the pain of loneliness again. This narrative method is not uncommon in the text, which holds the readers' heartstrings and makes them realize the wonderful features of the novel in twists and turns.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Robinson Crusoe