Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe. The novel was firstpublished in 1719. It tells the story of a young explorer who becomes maroonedon a deserted island. His experiences of the island change his outlook on life.     Daniel Defoe was a short story writer that came from an poor family.Defoe was poor for most of his life and made his living as a butcher and   awriter.   Defoe mostly wrote short stories and political essays. Robinson Crusoewas a combination of two short stories. Many believe Defoe used RobinsonCrusoe to portray himself in a certain ways. The description was almostidentical to his own and after his wife left him, he felt as if he was marooned on a deserted island.     The story takes place in the 1700s on a deserted island somewhere off thecoast of Brazil. The island is fairly large in size and has a small shore. Theinterior of the island has many trees, wild pigs and other small animals and asmall cave in which Crusoe stores food.     I walked about the shore lifting up my hands. Look around,       I see nothing but water, a forest, and the remains of my     ship. At first, I was afraid of wild animals but after some     exploration of the land, the only animals I had seen were     wild pigs, squirrels, and some small birds.The only possessions that Crusoe retrieved from the remains of his ship were asmall knife, a box of tabacco, a pipe, and a small book that would later becomehis journal.     Robinson Crusoe was a young and stubborn explorer. He was extremelytall and strong. His stay on the island changed him from a mean, stubborn manto an open-minded protestant.       Standing at six feet, two inches and having my long, thick       brown hair back in a ponytail, I felt as if I was eight feet     tall. Without the permission of my parents, I was still       sailing away from the misery. I held the cargo box is my     strong arms, waiting to board my beautiful ship.Crusoe became a skilled craftsman and was an extremely religious man due tohis stay...