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Author: Daniel Defoe

Book Name: Robinson Crusoe (1st edition,2011)

Press: Random House

Contents:

Chapter 1 Start in life

Chapter 2 Slavery and escape

Chapter 3 Wrecked on a desert island

Chapter 4 First weeks on the island

Chapter 5 Builds a house-the journal

Chapter 6 Ill and conscience-stricken

Chapter 7 Agricultural experience

Chapter 8 Surveys his position

Chapter 9 A boat

Chapter 10 Tames goats

Chapter 11 Finds print of man’s foot on the sand

Chapter 12 A cave retreat

Chapter 13 Wreck of a Spanish ship

Chapter 14 A dream realized

Chapter 15 Friday’s education

Chapter 16 Rescue of prisoners from cannibals Chapter 17 Visit of mutineers

Chapter 18 The ship recovered

Chapter 19 Return to England

Chapter 20 Fight between Friday and bear

Summary:

Robinson who was born in 1632 in York is an Englishmen. He likes seafaring and adventure,and he traveled many places around Europe.During the journey ,he experienced too much dangerous thing,but he wasn’t afraid of it. He wanted to traveled around the world,but his parents didn’t agree with him.In the end,he still got on the boat.

In 1660,Robinson sailed to south America,with strong wind and big waves encountered on the way;the ship’s masts blown off and turned;the companions all died.Only one person, rolled to the waves, who was survived in a nameless ,deserted and without inhabitant island.He was very hungry and cold Living in this place ,how to live?

The next day,the sun arise and the sea was calm.When the tide ebbed away,Ronbinson saw the overturned boat,half floating in the sea,was not far offshore.He found some wood to make a row

boat.In the cabin,he found something that can use and eat and carried them to the shore. Luckily ,he found a dog and two cats ,which made hin feel comfort in the island.More interesting is that he picked up a lot of money in a broken boat,but it was useless in the island.

Now, at first,he needed a shelter to avoid the sun and rain.Robinson traveled all over the island,chosen a place with water,shade and also can prevent the beast’s attract and made a simple tent with wood and sail.There you can see the sea,he hoped to see passing ships so as to request rescue.

Robinson settled on the island and lived lonely.He didn’t have higher requirements,but the food he carried from broken ship soon ate up.So everyday he took the gun and dog to the forest for hunting or went to the sea done some fishing.One day he caught a goat ,not to kill it but to stocked up.Latter,he had herds of goats,so he drunk goat’s milk and ate mutton.There were some wheat carried from ship,he put them into the dirt soon it grown buds.He used this kind of wheat to repeatedly receiving.After four years,he ate his own food.

Sixteen years passed,one day,Robinson suddenly found a human footprint on the beach.He was terrified.Guessed it must be the savage lands near here.He was worried that the family would eat them.Latter,saw savage left traces of fire and the human bone,which reminded Robinson of their brutal party.Finally,he saw more than thirty savages took a small wooden boat ashore.They dragged the two bad companions ,killed one person,while another struggled to escape.Robinson determined to save the escape one,so he shot and killed others.Robinson rescued the savage and named ”Friday”,because that day is Friday.”Friday” soon became a good helper,Robinson’s faithful servant and friend and gradually learned to speak.They were happily lived in the island.They expanded the planting area,increased several fold and bask more raisins.

One morning,Robinson woke up by ”Friday”,there was a British ship anchor in the vicinity.He found the mutiny on the ship that seaman kidnapped the captain.Robinson and ”Friday” rescued the captain and the captain happily agreed to take them to go back to England.Robinson took the ship sailing on the sea after half a year,finally returned to England.

Comment:

Robinson’s religious belief

Religious belief combines with colonial activities so that legitimize colonial activities and makes its believers regard colonization as a glory career.

Religion combines with colonial activity is a distinguishing feature of colonial activity in the 17th and 18th century. Colonial activity promotes religion’s spread. Religion plays a necessary role in colonial activity. Religion quicken colonial activity’s path, which is to say on one hand, religion is colonist’s spiritual support, on the other hand, taken advantage of religion, colonists legalize and rationalize their colonial activities.

In this book, at the beginning, Robinson’s religious awareness is faint. Not until he was terribly ill on the isolated island, did he realize the need of religion. Then he attributed all his fortunes to God’s proaction. He became a devout of God in order to thank God and hope God can rescue him from the isolated island. He read the Bible two times a day and derived strength from the Bible when he in dangerous situation. He believed God “call on me, and I will deliver you.” 7 Robinson showed typical puritan thoughts, such as resist the lure, hard working, atonement, etc. To explore new world, to create new life, to struggle hard by one’s own hands are his “absolute truth”. On the isolated island, he nearly had no time to have a good rest. Pitching a tent, fitting bars, taming wildlife, exploring plantation, etc, he was always full of energy. Moreover, to make profit is his only purpose. He hardly ever had emotions, besides working and making profit. There was no room for love in his life. Defoe made Robinson, a common bourgeoisie, become an explorer, a ruler, a colonist, who was chosen by the God.

第二篇：读书《鲁滨孙漂流记》心得

读书《鲁滨孙漂流记》心得

我读的乃一本《鲁滨孙漂流记》文中的鲁滨孙穿着羊皮做成的大衣和裤子与简便羊皮鞋。

鲁滨孙违背了父母的旨意，外出航行，不料，大船被劫了。他当了奴隶。在一个捕鱼的好时机中逃了出来。航行了几天，终于遇见了一位船主救了鲁滨孙并帮助了他成为了种植园主。渐渐生意好了，但由于朋友的劝告又开始航行去收购黑奴。不幸被大海隔离在一座小岛上。鲁滨孙坚持斗争，生活了几十年。终于回到家乡。

读了这本书，让我懂得了每个人应该学会自理生活，遇到难事，冷静应对，他的事迹是我们广大学生应该学习的伟大榜样，同时也有好多好词好句为我们应用。