This document summarizes the theme of the master-slave relationship in Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. It provides background on the author Daniel Defoe and discusses how Crusoe establishes dominance over the native he names Friday on the island, forcing him to convert to Christianity and view Crusoe as his master. The document argues that the novel idealizes the master-servant dynamic and represents a colonial view of the relationship between Europeans and non-white peoples, with Crusoe symbolizing the colonizer and Friday the colonized. It concludes that the novel reflects the morality of its time, which saw exploiting subjugated populations in places like Africa and Asia.

1. Introduction
■ Name : Gediya DishaVijaybhai
■ Roll number:11
■ Department of English
■ Maharaja krishna kumar sinhji Bhavnagar University
■ Paper no: 2
■ Subject:Theme of master slave relationship in Robinson Crusoe.

2. Robinson Crusoe
■ RobinsonCrusoe is written by Daniel
Defoe. In this novel Defoe described
the adventure of RobinsonCrusoe.
What the situation he face there and
how he passed the time in that
island. Defoe published this novel in
1719. In this novel he show tha t
times situation of people and his
personal experience also.

3. Daniel Defoe
■ Daniel Defoe was an english
trader,writer, journalist,
pamphleteer, and spy. He now most
famous for his novel Robinson
Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being
one of the earliest proponent of as
he helped to is considered the
founder of the new english novel.At
the beginning of the novel had a long
title “ the life and strange surprising
adventure of RobinsonCrusoe of
Your Mariner”.

4. Master slave relationship in India
■ In India poor people also face this
condition still today. During our
history ,in the past lower class
people face many time dominated
condition,slavery condition also .
Also in Indiana movie we can see the
master and slave ‘s relationship and
how upper cast man dominated
lower cast’s man .
■ Situation of poor people n India still
also pitiable .

5. Slaves condition under the British rule
■ In India before got independence
,the situation of Indian people as like
slaver and Britishers also ruled on
Indian people.
■ Britishers also gives punishment of
death to Indian’s.They also do
Outrageous behavior with Indian
people.

6. Condition of slavers in Britain

7. Master slave relationship in Robinson
Crusoe
■ Crusoe’s last adventure he stayed on
the Island where he passed twenty
eight years become old . He
captured by pirates in the sea near
the Moroccan coast and stayed for
three years in the slavery. He rescue
himself and take slave man with him
named –Xury. In that island he lived a
sole of life as there were no other
human as it seemed the start..

8. First meeting with Friday
■ On that Island Crusoe encounter cannibal that habitually come there to have feasts .This rescue gave
chance to Crusoe have an equal or friend who spoke no English.The name was Friday given by Crusoe to
him because of the day he was saved his life.The first word Crusoe taught him ‘Master’ and it shows the
proper way how Friday was an equal he himself made the master of that man . Friday was the worshippe
of the PaganGod. Crusoe force him to believe in christianGod. Crusoe masters his environment and his
own future. Friday had to be subservient in his speech to Robinson his actions even had subjugated his
own religious beliefs. Crusoe also shows some mastery the others on his Island as he has proclaimed
himself king.

9. Master slave relationship
■ The Island of Robinson Crusoe is
a symbol of a colony and it
idealized the master servant
relationship and we can see
clearly Friday in terms of
imperialism culture.This novel
shows the relationship between
white man and Negro man
should be in a religious way.
Defoe divided the world in to
Master slave world. No one can
escape from this circle.

10. ■ Conclusion:The novel defines itself
as art in new mode. It’s aesthetic and
are as industrial as it’s morality. It
was the time of missionaries in Africa
andAsia and also it promised living
in the age of extreme exploiting of
the subjugated peoples.

11. Thank you