Summary
Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe, traveling from Brazil to Africa, experiences a shipwreck, after which he saves himself by reaching a deserted island. From the stranded ship, he takes everything that will help him survive. On the island, using reason and knowledge, as a typical figure of the Enlightenment, he will master the hostile nature and manage to secure a means of living (he will tame goats, hunt animals, sow rice and wheat, build dwellings, shape dishes and tools, sew clothes). Occasionally, cannibals come to the island, from whom they will rescue a prisoner (Petka), who will be taught English, European customs and values. After 28 years of living on a deserted island, he is rescued and returns to civilization, discovering that he is still financially well taken care of. The farm in Brazil that he founded before he set off on his fateful journey has been profitable all these years, and he has a stake in it. However, he will decide to sell the farm because in Brazil he would either have to accept the Roman Catholic faith or become a religious martyr and die from the Inquisition.
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