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Project:Robinson Crusoe

Group Members :

Kevin Yek

Clarence Ho

Nahum Sim

Darren Lim

Ling Din Ruey


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SYNOPSIS

Robinson Crusoe is about a young Englishman who

goes to sea without his parent's blessing. He has many

adventures on both land and sea, and learns many new

things like trading, navigation, mathematics and farming. A

storm at sea leaves him shipwrecked and alone on a

deserted island. for the next 28 years, he learns survival

skills, and by sheer ingenuity and common sense, creates a

fairly comfortable and secure life for himself. In theprocess, he learns carpentry, pottery, hunting, boat-

building, butter and cheese production and how to make his

own clothes from animal hide. One day, he saves Friday,

the victim of a cannibal assault and thereafter wins him as a

friend for life. They rescue a Spaniard and Friday's father

from cannibals and save an English captain from mutineers.

After 28 long and desolate years, Robinson Crusoe returnsto England. He marries, has three children and after his

wife's death, goes sea-faring again, visiting the island now

inhabited by the Spanish and English. He also sails to

Brazil.


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VALUESValues Examples

Hardworking 1. Crusoe works hard to build a goodand secure home that will protect him

from bad weather and enemies.2. Crusoe makes his own clothes,

utensils and everything else he needs.

Gratitude 1. Friday is grateful to Crusoe for

saving his life and becomes his trusted

friend.2. The second English captain and his

loyal crew are grateful to Crusoe

because he saves them from the

mutineers.Loyalty and Faithfulness 1. Friday remains faithful to Crusoe as

a valued companion.2. The Brazilians take good care of his

farm and land in Brazil during his long

absence.

Courage and Determination 1. Even though the cannibals were

scary, Crusoe saves first Friday andthen his father and the Spaniard from

them.

2. Crusoe helps to fight the mutineers

who have taken control of the secondEnglish captain's ship.

Faith in God 1. Crusoe has faith in God. This giveshim the strength to survive all alone on

the deserted island.

2. He shares this faith with Friday,teaching him the difference between

good and evil.

Tolerance and Harmony Between Races 1. Crusoe is able to live in peace with

Friday who looks and acts very

differently from him.

2. The Spanish and English learn tolive together on the island.


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1.We should work hard to make our lives

better.

2.We should be grateful when someone does

us a good deed.

3.We should be loyal and faithful to our

friends.

4.We should be brave even when things are

difficult or scary.

5.We should always have faith that God will

be there for us.

6.We should always live peacefully with

people of different races.


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Courage and Determination1. Robinson Crusoe's parents want him to become a lawyer but Crusoe is

determined to become a sailor. He leaves home without his parents' blessing andworks hard to become a good sailor.

2. He shows great courage when he escapes from his Turkish master. He ensures

he has guns and food before he escapes.3. When he is shipwrecked on a deserted island, Crusoe overcomes great

obstacles to survive. He struggles alone in order to carry food, equipment and other

materials from the ship so he can make a life for himself until he is rescued. Hebuilds two homes, a raft and a canoe. He is also able to make tools and plant enough

food for himself and his companions.4. He shows great courage when he saves Friday, Friday's father, the Spaniard

and the second English sea captain. He does all this at the risk of being captured andeaten by the cannibals.

Importance of Hard Work1. It is important to work hard as this makes you disciplined and successful

in life. Robinson Crusoe is a good example of a man who is fearless, positive and

hardworking. Instead of complaining about his fate, he looks at the situation anddoes what is needed to make the situation better. For example, he salvages useful

items from the sinking ship, makes a canoe and safe shelters for himself and huntsfor food. He creates a comfortable home for himself and is able to survive on theisland for twenty-eight years.

Friendship and Loyalty1. Humans need friendships and good relationships with others. When

Crusoe runs away to London, he makes friends with a ship's captain who grows to

like and trust him. He teaches Crusoe mathematics and navigation until Crusoebecomes a good sailor.

2. Crusoe is a friendly and sociable person. The captain invites Crusoe to go

with him to Guinea, thus starting Crusoe's involvement in business and sailing.

Crusoe also makes many friends while farming in Brazil.3. When Crusoe gets shipwrecked on the island' he is desolate and miserable.

Deprived of human company, he finds comfort and companionship with two dogs

he rescues from the shipwreck, the parrot and the cats.4. During his twenty-fifth year on the island, he manages to save a savage

from a group of cannibals who land on the island. This man is so grateful that he

wants to be Crusoe's slave. However, Crusoe prefers him to be a friend. Crusoe


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teaches him to eat animal flesh, speak English and share his religious beliefs.

Friday, as Crusoe calls him, becomes his faithful companion and friend.

5. Crusoe also becomes a friend to the Spanish and English mutineers whowere left on the island. He solves their disputes and helps them to form friendships

with each other.

Relationship with Nature1. Humans are a part of Nature and, therefore, should live and work in

harmony with Nature. Crusoe is a man at peace with Nature. He loves the sea andthe outdoors. So when he is marooned on the island and finds himself alone with

only Nature as his companion, he adapts easily.

2. He is quick to use things from Nature to help him survive. He uses the treesand plants to build himself a canoe and homes, and to provide him with food.

Gratitude

1. Friday is dedicated to Crusoe, the man who saves him from being eaten bythe cannibals.

2. The second English ship's captain is grateful to Crusoe for rescuing himfrom the mutineers.

Power and Control1. Crusoe lives on the deserted island for twenty-eight years. He makes it his

comfortable home. He has control over Nature there.

2. During his rescue of Friday, he kills a cannibal. A grateful Friday is willingto be his slave. Crusoe teaches Friday to speak in English and about his religious

beliefs. Thus, Crusoe has power over Friday.

3. Crusoe is viewed as owner and lord of the island. Crusoe is also able tobring peace between the Spanish and the English living on the island. He dividesthe island between the two groups and this proves his control over the island and its

inhabitants.

Faith in God1. Robinson Crusoe has great faith in God. He does not give up hope when he

is shipwrecked and finds himself all alone on a deserted island. His faith that Godwill sustain him through many trials in life keeps him going.

2. Crusoe's strong belief in God is also seen when he teaches Friday about the

goodness and power that comes with having faith in God.

Good versus Evil1. Robinson Crusoe shows that good triumphs over evil when he helps Fridayto escape from the cannibals

2. Crusoe also teaches Friday about God's goodness and how it triumphs over

the Devil's evilness.


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3. The mutineers who are disloyal to their captain are finally overcome by the

'good' forces of Crusoe and Friday.

Main Characters and their Qualities1. Robinson Crusoe

Physical Appearance Character Traits Textual Evidence

Ages from a young man of

18 to a mature man of 53.

Rebellious,

Adventurous

Runs away from home to

become a sailor against his

parents' wishes.

Intelligent Learns mathematics and

navigation.

Determined Works hard to become a good

sailor.

Creates a comfortable life on the

island.Hard-working Salvages useful items from the

shipwreck.

Builds homes and plants crops

for food.

Courageous Escapes from the Turkish

captain.

Rescues Friday, Friday's fatherand the Spaniard.

Commanding Respected by Friday, TheSpanish and the English on the

island.Enterprising A successful trader and tobacco

farmer in Brazil.

2. Friday

Physical Appearance Character Traits Textual Evidence

Young man of 26, olive

coloured skin, lively,intelligent eyes, fine white

teeth

Faithful Stayed with Crusoe and followed his

orders until the end.

Intelligent Learnt English and religion fromCrusoe.

Brave Fought the cannibals with Crusoe.Curious Willing to learn and ask about new

things.

Minor Characters and their QualitiesFirst English captain Honest, kind, generous, a good teacher

Turkish captain Shrewd, kind


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Spaniard Adaptable, grateful, kind, far-sighted

Second English

captain

Honest, generous, a survivor, intelligent, grateful, a man of

honour, courageous

Comparison between Robinson Crusoe and FridayRobinson Crusoe FridayA natural leader- In the end Friday and the

English and Spanish sailors on the islandobey him.

A follower- He recognizes that Robinson

Crusoe is more intelligent than him and canteach him a lot.

Civilized- He is educated and intelligent.He is horrified and disgusted by the

cannibals.

Savage- He came from a culture that wasnot very developed. He was not horrified

by the sight of the remains after the

cannibals have eaten their captive.

Kind and loyal- He takes care of Friday. Loyal and faithful- He owes his life to

Crusoe and remains true to him. He would

give his life for Crusoe.

Brave- He fights to free Friday, theSpaniard and Friday's father. Brave- He fights alongside Crusoe.

Adventurous

Intelligent

Loyal and

faithful

Friday


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Social setting:Seventeenth-century England

Maritime era- a time when there was a great interest in

exploration and discovery. It is reflected in Robinson

Crusoe's love for the sea.

A world of Nature- wild, natural and beautiful. Crusoe'scompanions were dogs, a parrot, cats and goats.

Physical setting:London

Ports in Guinea, Brazil and Morocco

Crusoe's deserted island in the Caribbean Sea


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Pattern Key Events

Exposition Robinson Crusoe runs away to London and goes to sea without his parents'

blessing.On his way to the Canary Islands, Crusoe's ship is attacked by Turkish

pirates.

He becomes a slave to the Turkish captain for two years.

He escapes and goes to Brazil where he becomes a successful farmer.

Rising

action

In 1659, Crusoe sails for Guinea.

In the south Caribbean Sea, his ship is hit by a storm and Crusoe ismarooned on a deserted island. He discovers that he is the sole survivor.

Crusoe creates a comfortable life for himself by being resourceful and

creative.He encounters cannibals and is quite disgusted.

Crusoe finds the remains of a Spanish shipwreck.

He finds a dog which soon becomes his friend and companion.

Climax Crusoe rescues Friday from cannibals. Friday becomes Crusoe's faithful and

loving companion.

Falling

action

Crusoe rescues an English ship's captain from mutineers.

He helps the captain get back his ship.

The prisoners and the Spaniards remain on the island.Crusoe leaves the island on 19 December 1686 and returns to England.

He marries and has three children.

Resolution Crusoe visits the island and resolves the conflict between the Spaniards andthe English mutineers.


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