The document discusses the character of Friday from Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. It describes how Friday was named by Crusoe after he saved him from cannibals. Crusoe then taught Friday his language, religion, and mannerisms. Though Crusoe admires Friday, he sees himself as superior. Friday is portrayed as one of the first individualized and realistic non-white characters in literature. He develops a vibrant personality and loyalty to Crusoe, bringing out Crusoe's emotional side. However, their relationship also represents the colonial dynamic of colonizer and colonized.

1. Neo-Classical literature.
‘Robinson Crusoe’ by Denial Defoe.
‘Character of Friday’

2.  ‘Robinson Crusoe is a novel which
we can call Travelogue. It is written
in I-narrative technique. It is about
journey of Robinson Crusoe to an
ire-land where he stays for 28
years. He found the people who
were not civilised. Now he wished
for a servant who can help him
doing things. He saw a negro boy
and decided to kept that boy with
him. Later on he was given name
Friday. We are to see his character
in detail.

3.  Name Friday was not by
his birth. It was given by
Crusoe when he saves his
life from cannibals.
(rebirth)
 Then he was given
language, religion,
mannerisms of Crusoe.
i.e., eat goat, not man.
(mannerism)
 Friday had to call Crusoe
‘Master’. (imperialism)

4.  Crusoe admires Friday a lot.
He speaks so many words
for Friday’s manly power
and softness combined
together on his face. He
also told that he is no
longer that much ugly or
pale. He also remarks that
Friday is quick learner.
 Then why he doesn’t see
Friday as equal to him?
reason is superiority
complex that he is greater
than Friday.

5.  Perhaps Friday is first non-white character
who got individualised and realistic portrayal
in literature.
 Most vibrant character and later on becomes
more colourful than his master.
 Friday is connected with his family. While
Crusoe have no affection towards his family.
We can see that when he goes to England and
meets father, he becomes sentimental.

6.  Loyalty towards master.
When Crusoe wishes to go England, he asks
Crusoe to kill him for that it would be better
option than to live without his master.
 Here, Crusoe also felt some attachment with
fallow more stronger than his own family
members.
 What does it suggest?
Friday brought out an emotional part of
Robinson Crusoe whereas Crusoe have installed
software like religion and language in Friday.

7.  ‘Foe’ by J. M. Coetzee
&
‘Friday’ by Michel Tornier
Are the works by the writers who belong to the native
where Friday belongs. In these books Friday was
shown by their perspective.
 This novel ‘Robinson Crusoe’ was written by a writer
who is English by born and then even he writes about
the colonialism of Friday which becomes Self
criticism. The highest kind of evaluation of one’s
own.
 Both the character Crusoe and Friday stands as
representative of colonialism. One is colonizer and
another is colonised respectively.

8.  Thank You. .