Book Report of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe 《鲁滨孙漂流记》读书笔记

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Book Report of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

Structure:
1 Lead-in
2 Brief contents and background
3 Thoughts and revelation
4 Writing features
5 Influence and significance

1 Lead-in
The most prominent European enlighten ideologist of 18
th
century
Rousseau suggested that every growing young people, particularly boys
should read Defoe’s masterpiece Robinson Crusoe.
2 Brief contents and background
The author narrates Robinson’s adventures by time sequence.
British youth Robinson likes voyage since his childhood, and he has
three experiences of leaving home and traveling around South America.
From the desperate crevices, strong-minded Crusoe lives independently
for 28 years on the island and gets revelation of life. Living and working
lonely on the deserted island, he creates his own farm, rears animals, and
grows produces rice and wheat. Year after year, loneliness is his only
companion, but he overcomes all difficulties which ordinary people can’t


manage to. The Bible becomes his spiritual pillar. With amazing
willpower and stubborn labor, he builds houses, harvests grain,
domesticates goats, and makes clothes from animals’ fur. He fights with
wild animals and uncivilized savages who eat human flesh. Later he saves
a native and calls him “Friday”, taking him as servant. With unusual
perseverance and courage, he overcomes the unthinkable hardships, and
with his industrious hands, he creates a home to survive. Until the 28 year
an English ship arrives near the island, Crusoe helps the captain
overwhelms the insurgency sailors, just then does him go back to Britain.
At that time his parents are all dead, Crusoe retreats all his benefits from
manors in Brazil, and gives part of his benefits to people who have helped
him.
Defoe’s creation of this novel was inspired by a true story. In 1704,
Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk had a quarrel with his captain at sea and
was abandoned by the captain on a lonely island, four years later he was
rescued back to England. The author Defoe made comments on Robinson
as below: his image is a man who is not satisfied with quo-status, he is
brave, active, and he has the courage to pursue his dream while without
any fear of difficulties, and a creator creating a new world by modern
civilization.
3 Thoughts and revelation
After reading it, there are many feelings in my mind. First of all, I


think it is not very suitable to translate the title “Robinson Crusoe” to “鲁
滨孙漂流记” in Chinese. The most important experiences in Crusoe’s life
were living in the deserted island for 28 years, which was none of
drafting’s business. Therefore, I think the Chinese title “鲁滨孙漂流记”
is not called correctly, with some disputes with the content. I think we
might as well call it “鲁滨孙历险记”, thus it can more accurately reflect
his adventures.
After reading this novel, I thought of Hemingway’s famous words:
“A man is not made for defeat. You can destroy him, but you can never
defeat him.”
In the book, the hero---- Robinson’s survival on the deserted island
reflects the enterprising spirit and the confidence and courage to
challenge nature, and these are widely respected by people. It tells people
that in difficulties we can’t lose courage. Courage and perseverance is the
most valuable, without it, we shall never get rid of troubles.
Daniel Defoe describes Robinson’s survival on the island,
self-reliance, fighting with harsh environment with great length and
moving scene, and praises people’s wisdom and good character of
industriousness. Among them, the plots of setting his home, making
canoe reflect that Robinson is characterized with utilization and good at
discovering. The hero is intelligent, energetic; do believe “common
sense” rather than destiny.


In fact, the image of Robinson is a typical image of representative of
British bourgeoisie of the 17th century who are advanced, adventurous
and brave in exploration. It shows intense enterprising spirit and
enlightenment consciousness of bourgeoisie.
4 Writing features
The plot structure is so truly-like and natural that it falls no artificial.
Daniel Defoe is particularly good at describing environment; the detail
and fictional scenarios are so lifelike that they make readers feel like they
are experiencing those things and thus can’t help believing they are true.
His language is natural, without quotations; the story is all told by the
protagonist, and it makes readers feel cordial. Its language is plain but
vivid, and easy to be understood.
5 Influence and significance
Though not very mature in art, it played a positive role to the
development of English novel. Thus the novel’s hero Robinson became a
famous literature image in European literature history.
The novel creates a fresh artistic image of Robinson with features of
new times. The gripping story, lifelike description of natural environment
and plots break the ascetic, flashy, empty style of classicalism. It paves
the way for British realistic enlightenment novel and becomes the first
real British realism novel.
Robinson Crusoe is Daniel Defoe’s masterpiece; it is a famous and


popular literary classics. It shows intense enterprising spirit and
enlightenment consciousness of bourgeois. The author uses vivid details
of the fictional scenes and thus makes readers feel that the story is really
true. Robinson, protagonist of this novel also became a famous literature
image in European literature history.


Mark: A

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