Themes of Robinson crusoe
Themes of Robinson crusoeTheme
Robinson Crusoe is an exciting novel of adventure written by Daniel Defoe. The story is of a man named Robinson Crusoe who disobeys his father, and goes out to sea against the will of his family. Consequently, he encounters numerous misfortunes the climax of which, he lands stranded on a deserted island. Through all his trials he never seems to be satisfied with his “station in life,” and continues to risk comfort for adventure; which unfailingly places him in a lower position. Throughout life, one should be satisfied with his comfortable “station in life,” rather than risk loosing everything to seek adventure.
Crusoe did not learn this hard lesson of life until it was far too late. In the beginning, his first mistake was to deliberately disobey the advice and commands of his father. His father tells him not to leave, explaining that Crusoe belonged to “the middle state, or…the upper station of low life, which…[is] the best state in the world, the most suited to human happiness, not exposed to miseries and hardships.” Crusoe however, does not wish to take the easy route in life, but to seek out adventure on the ocean. Shortly after Robinson leaves home, he realizes he has...
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