(A) the background of the work

Daniel defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe, was an important writer in the English Enlightenment. Robinson Crusoe is his masterpiece in this period and is called "the father of English and European novels". His works usually describe a person overcoming difficulties through personal efforts and relying on personal wisdom. The creation of this novel is to create characters by struggling with difficulties, so as to show that Europe at that time was a social atmosphere advocating personal struggle, such as Robinson. As one of the famous English novels in the18th century, this novel is the first realistic novel in the history of English literature, and even attracted the extensive attention of the British people, especially the petty bourgeoisie. Their love for this work is beyond imagination. People regard themselves as the protagonist in the book, find their own position, and realize the pursuit and realization of self-value through this position.

(2) the genre to which the author belongs

Daniel defoe was an English writer in the18th century and the founder of realistic novels. His novels mainly describe the reality, and the main feature is positive and uplifting, leading people to struggle actively and get happiness. Realistic novels truly reflect real life and have strong objectivity. Defoe accurately describes his novels according to the style of real life through careful observation of real life, and hopes to create typical characters in real life through his novels. Defoe lived in the age of enlightenment in England. During this period, people began to awaken to art and literature, have a higher understanding of literature and art, and can reflect their unique understanding of works in real life, thus making people's life goals clear and gaining a higher sense of identity with their own efforts and struggles.

(C) Writing skills

In the whole novel, the author uses realism the most. Through the first-person retelling, Robinson's psychological changes after living on a desert island are truly expressed. Using the method of combining his diary records with his own self-report, Robinson dares to challenge, pursues freedom and is unwilling to be mediocre. Through the author's delicate and accurate description, people are immersed in the scene and explore with Robinson. The author's realistic technique reflects the author's inner desire and positive attitude, and reflects the firm determination of social art awakening at that time.

Second, the color of Griff's travels.

(A) the writing background of the work

Griff's Travels was written by jonathan swift, an Irish-born English writer, poet, politician and a famous representative of satirical literature. This book describes Griff's adventures in Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Feidao and Hui Gui, and shows the corruption and evil of the British ruling class in the first half of the18th century. He used rich satirical techniques and a variety of fictional and fantastic writing methods to describe absurd stories, which reflected the fierce partisan struggle in the British Parliament at that time. The ruling class was mercenary, decadent and fatuous, and made a fierce criticism of the colonial war. At the same time, it also encouraged the colonial people to rebel against the rulers to some extent. This novel expresses Grave's life and pursuit as an ordinary person, and illustrates the hardships brought by the darkness of British rule at that time.

(2) the genre to which the author belongs

Jonathan swift was the founder of radical democracy in the British Enlightenment. During this period, he wrote many satirical articles and was called18th century British outstanding politician and satirical novelist. Radical democrats, as the name implies, use radical methods and radical ideas to establish a bourgeois democratic system. Jonathan swift was born in poverty and ate a lot of snacks. He understood and personally experienced the sufferings of the people at the bottom of society, thus cultivating his keen observation. Later, while serving as the chief pastor of St Patrick's Church in Dublin, he actively supported and devoted himself to Ireland's struggle for independence and freedom. But the reality is often cruel, and the struggle again and again has failed. In his novels, we can clearly feel the criticism of the corrupt British government, the aversion to the ugly face of the bourgeoisie for profit, and the irony. Through his novels, he released his dissatisfaction with the corrupt rulers and mercilessly attacked the bad habits of British society, politics, economy and law at that time.

(C) Writing skills

The writing feature of Griff's Travels lies in the use of irony, which sharply and mercilessly criticizes the decay existing in society. The lilliputian country in the first volume is a microcosm of British society at that time. Some rules and regulations, customs and habits, infighting among various parties and flattering the ugly faces of officials are all true portrayal of British society. Here, the author is extremely cynical, showing his dissatisfaction with the British government. In the second volume, the author directly borrowed the rules and regulations of the British government, introduced his country to the king, and openly exposed his ugly behavior and cruelty to the public. In the eyes of adults, Britain is a completely corrupt society, full of violence, cruelty, injustice and ambition. In the third volume, the author has no choice but to ridicule the people who are engaged in boring and absurd research at the Lagardo Academy of Sciences, showing an attack and satire on the absurd trend of pseudoscience in Britain. In the fourth volume, the author has doubts about human nature. In capitalist society, it seems that there is only pure money relationship between people, and there is no emotion at all.

The author reflects his inner desire for a democratic, harmonious, free and equal society through the strong contrast between reality and fantasy. Based on the real situation of British society, with rich imagination and profound knowledge of physics, mathematics and astronomy, he used irony to express his dissatisfaction in his novels.

Third, the color contrast between the two works.

(1) The background of the times in which the works were produced is different.

These two novels were produced under the rule of different British rulers. Defoe lived in a relatively peaceful era, and the people's lives were stable. So the atmosphere in Britain at that time was positive and could encourage people to get happiness through their own struggle. However, Swift lived in a dark period of British rule. During this period, people live in darkness and hardship, which is like living in a nightmare for people. So Swift used novels to mock the social indifference at that time.

(B) the protagonist of the work is different.

Defoe, based on real events, describes an adventurous businessman who lived on a desert island with his slaves for 28 years on Friday through first-person narration. Robinson is a strong, brave and tenacious person. Although he lives on a desert island, he still lives positively and optimistically in the face of the dangers and uneasiness given by nature from time to time. This is the power of human nature. No matter where you are, you are still calm and live up to your life. Swift lived in the darkest period in England, and Gulliver, the hero, was also an adventurer who was unwilling to be mediocre. He is smart, knowledgeable, kind, friendly and helpful. In the countries he visited, he dared to express his views on what he saw and knew, which reflected the author's inner criticism and satire on social injustice at that time.

(3) The setting of works is different.

Robinson Crusoe, adapted by the author according to real events, presents a story of a businessman who lives on a desert island by chance but is full of adventure and lives alone. The author hopes to inspire people at that time through novels, emancipate their minds and actively face the difficulties and hardships in life. Gulliver's Travels, through the author's rich imagination, fictionalizes the bizarre events encountered by the protagonist when he travels to countries that do not exist in real life, such as lilliputian country, adult country and flying island country. The descriptions of several countries use exaggeration and fable to express the author's satire on the dark and decadent real society.

(d) Describe the work from different angles.

Robinson Crusoe tells the story of the protagonist Robinson how to survive on a desert island, encouraging people not to shrink back when facing difficulties, but to face difficulties, learn to be flexible and not blindly pursue material things. The author inspires readers from the perspective of positive life. Gulliver's Travels expresses his dissatisfaction and attack on the injustice of the dark society through the mouth of the protagonist, and satirizes the decay of society from the perspective of the oppressed poor.

Four. conclusion

This paper compares the color differences between the two novels from the perspectives of background, author genre, protagonist setting and scene setting. Robinson Crusoe is more like a spiritual reading that advocates self-reliance, positivity and courage, telling people that they will never give up in difficulties, stick to the end and overcome difficulties, and will eventually usher in the dawn. Gulliver's Travels, however, is like a comic book, presenting the strange experiences of the protagonist in several countries to the readers, giving them an immersive feeling, allowing readers to travel around the world with Gulliver, and expressing the author's ruthless ridicule of the dark society and criticism and criticism of human indifference through his unrestrained imagination.