This document compares the individualism portrayed in Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels. In Robinson Crusoe, Crusoe lives independently on an isolated island for many years, relying only on himself. He makes his own decisions without regard for others. Gulliver also displays individualism by feeling isolated in different societies and seeing himself as superior. Both novels depict the protagonists living in a self-reliant manner and making choices that serve their own interests above all else.

1. Comparison of The Individualism in Gulliver’s Travels
and Robinson Crusoe

2. Paper 2
 Name : Dabhi Vipul C
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 Enrollment No : 2069108420180009
 Topic : Comparison of The Individualism in Gulliver’s
Travels and Robinson Crusoe
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 Batch : 2017 – 19
 Submitted to : Department of English, MKBU

3. Introduction
 What is Individualism?

4. Individualism In Robinson Crusoe
 Defoe wrote this novel in
the Age of Reason.
 A man, who spends
many year on an isolated
Island.
 Lives life with his own
way.
 ‘I should certainly run
away from my master
before my time was out,
And go to sea;…’

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 Crusoe seems to have “Rambling thought” of going to Sea.
 The narration also reveals the individualistic approach.
 He keeps thinking of going away that shows the obstinate
human nature.
 He breaks his promises, which he has done to god.
 For his safety or escape he sells Xury.
 He lives 28 year on an Isolated Island but he never feels
missing his family.
 He fights and defends, learn all skills.
 The novel does not deal with human relationship.

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 Crusoe’s freedom and power in this respect make him more egocentric.
 There is use of Georgic term – aspect of agriculture.
 There is homo economics, that is new outlook of individualism in its
economic aspect.
 He treats his personal relationship in terms of there commodity value.
Ex – Xury
 Even when Crusoe returns to civilization, sex is strictly subordinated to
business.
 Radical individualism also there.
 Watt says : “This economic freedom and capitalism is regarded as the
most significant cause of the individualist nature of humanity.”

7. Individualism in Gulliver’s Travels
 The character of Gulliver
himself represents
individualism
throughout the novel.
 He feels isolated in the
society.
 Gulliver does not have a
rebellious nature and
obsession to go away
unlike Crusoe.

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 His hatred of man and being different in the places,
that makes him individualistic. Ex – when he goes to
Lilliput and the fact that he is bigger than the citizens
of this place symbolizes the inclination of people to
see themselves superior to other people.
 Gulliver try to free from politic situation that satirizes
England’s political situation.

9. Conclusion
 Element of individualism showing in Crusoe, Defoe
represents exactly the kind of attitude which were
eventually to make Britain the richest country in the
World and lead it to establish a vast empire, and
illustrates the attitudes of a 18th century British citizen.
 Defoe portrays hero as a prudence rather than
heroism.
 In Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift shows the
individualism through the Gulliver.