Daniel Defoe was an 18th century English novelist, journalist, and pamphleteer best known for his novel Robinson Crusoe. The novel tells the story of a man shipwrecked on an uninhabited island for 28 years, where he learns to survive on his own. He encounters dangers at sea on three separate journeys and is the sole survivor of a shipwreck, coming ashore with only some tools and provisions. Alone on the island, he builds a home and learns to cultivate crops, treat illness, and weave clothes. He later encounters another castaway named Friday, who becomes his companion. They are eventually rescued after 28 years.

2. KNOW THE AUTHOR
• Birth :- 1660 in London.
• He was a novelist , pamphleteer
and a journalist.
• In 1719 he wrote this novel
followed by Moll Flanders, Colonel
Jack, Captain Singleton
and Journal of the Plague Year.
• Defoe died on April 24, 1731.
Defoe is remembered today as a prolific journalist and author,
and has been lauded for his hundreds of fiction and nonfiction
works.

3. SYNOPSIS
This is a “TRUE ADVENTURE STORY”
about a person who was shipwrecked
and then how he survived on an island
for almost twenty eight years .

4. Preface
• Robinson’s deepest desire was to travel by sea.
• But his parent’s wanted him to become a
lawyer like his father.
• He tries to accomplish his father’s desire.
But due to his strong passion for adventure
at sea he sets off for a
SAIL…..

5. First Sail…
• He went to London with his friend.
• During the journey , there is a
storm at sea.
• Robinson was scared thinking that
god has given him punishment for
defying his parents.

6. Second Sail…
• Forgetting about his first sail he again sets off for
a journey this time to AFRICA.
• This time the ship was attacked by pirates.
• But somehow Robinson escaped and was rescued
by a ship that took him to BRAZIL.
• At Brazil he started plantation and became very rich.
But his desire to go to sea surfaced again and he
again sets his sail towards
AFRICA….

7. Third Sail…
• This journey again ends in a shipwreck.
• He was the lone survivor , and with his efforts
swims to the nearest shore.
• He takes a lot of tools and provisions that he
considers useful to survive on the island including
weapons and food.
• Realizing that no one will come to his safety he starts
to settle down in the island as best as he can.

8. Life On Island
• Built a home for himself.
• Learns to cultivate crops , find goats
and used them for milk and meat.
• Writes diary , learns to treat illness , weave clothes.
• After 20 years a person, who was shipwrecked came
island .
• He calls him “FRIDAY” as he came to island on FRIDAY.
• After 8 more years a European ship came and Robinson
• went home on that ship.
Again after a few years ROBINSON returned to that island
and became the owner of island.

9. Why I like This Book ??
I love adventure and this book is all about
adventure. And what could be the best
adventure then to find yourself on a
deserted island and spend TWENTY EIGHT
years there.

10. RAGHU BATRA
PGDM – (IB)
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