Robinson Crusoe, written by Daniel Defoe, is one of the most read books in the world. There are numerous reasons for this success. Some people love the adventure story of Robinson who lives on a deserted island, far away from everyday life, which seems really desirable for the modern society. Others admire Robinson as the self-made man who is on his own in an uncivilized area and manages his life independently for so many years. That is why the story is often interpreted as an old form of the American Dream. It can also be seen as a religious story because of the importance of God in it. There are many more ways of reading the novel Robinson Crusoe and a lot of different themes that can be focused on, even though some are not apparently important for the development of Crusoe´s adventurous story...
Contents
1. Introduction
2. What is a Family?
3. Robinson Crusoe´s Family
3.1 Crusoe introduces his Family
3.2 Crusoe´s Father as the Foreigner
3.2.1 The True born Englishman
3.3 Changing Names
4. The undesired convenient Life
4.1 Designed for the Law
4.2 Going away
4.3 The upper Station of low Life
5. The Reasons for Crusoe´s Flight
5.1 Who is to blame for his Escape?
6. Crusoe as the disobedient Son
6.1 Empathy versus Wanderlust
6.2 The Prophecy to his Perdition
6.3 The original Sin
6.4 The Prodigal Son
7. Replacing the Family?
7.1 Omitting the Family
7.2 ‘Building me a Home’
7.3 The Substitution of his Family
8. The Role of Women in Robinson Crusoe
9. Conclusion
10. List of Sources
- Quote paper
- Juliane Heß (Author), 2009, The Role of the Family in Robinson Crusoe, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/177684
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