Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was a British author known for founding the English novel, with notable works including 'Robinson Crusoe', inspired by the true story of Alexander Kirk's solitary life on an island. The novel follows Crusoe, born into a wealthy family, who defies his father's wishes to pursue a life at sea, leading to shipwreck and survival challenges on a deserted island for 35 years. He ultimately rescues a companion named Friday and returns to England, reflecting themes of colonialism and personal transformation.

1. Department of English
• Name: Dave Nimesh
• Roll no: 20
• M.A. Sem-1
• Paper no.- 2 Neo-Classical literature
• Presentation topic: Robinson crusoe’s journey
• Acdemic year-2014-15

2. About Daniel Defoe
• Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was
born in london in the year of
Restoration.
• He altered his original
surname Foe to Defoe.
• As a young man he travelled
all over europe.
• His career had its ups and
downs and he was also put
into prison several time.
• When he was nearly sixty,
defoe started writing novels.
• He was considered to be a
founder of the English novels.

3. His novels
“Captain
singleton”
“Captain
jack”
“Moll
flanders”
“Robinson
Crusoe”
“Roxanda”

4. About Robinson crusoe novel
• Like most of novel Robinson
crusoe is based on fact.
• A man by the name of
Alexander Kirk had spent many
years on a lonely island, all by
himself, before returning to
scotland.
• This inspired Defoe’s
imagination.Little was known
about tropical islands in those
days, despite that Daniel
Defoe was able to give a
detailed picture of life on
tropical island.

5. Initial -beginning of the novel
• Crusoe was born in 1632 in
the city of york, of a good
family
• His father had beame very
wealthy as merchant
• He married a girl whose
family name was Robinson
• His father’s name was
Kreutznaer, but called
themselves crusoe
• So his name became
Robinson crusoe

6. • His father gave him good education and
wanted to became a lawyer
• But crusoe’s heart was set on going to sea
• His father warned him of the dangers of the
life at sea and asked him not to think of
leaving home anymore, but one day he run
away from his home and thus his journey
begins.

7. Middle of the Novel
• Robinson crusoe goes to sea- storm in the sea
He remembers his fathers words in sigh “the boy
might be happy if he would stay at home, but if
he goes abroad, he will be the most miserable
wretch that was ever born”
 in storm he thinks that, “if ever I got once my foot
upon dry land again, I would go directly home to
my father and never set into a ship again while I
lived”
 But then he continues his journey

8. middle
• Robinson crusoe becomes
merchant and is captured.
• Attack by pirates
• Many years of slavery
• Crusoe ran away with a
boy names Xury
• They rescued by
merchant ship
• Crusoe sold faithful Xury
• Robinson crusoe is
shipwreched

9. Robinson crusoe on his island
• Crusoe builds his house
• He finds many things
from the ship like pens,
ink, paper, compass,
charts and Bible
• He was able to creat
light which helps him to
write Diary.

10. His exploration
• Robinson crusoe begins to explore his island.
• He finds fruits, rivers, valley, and garden in
which he planted fruits and flowers
• Thus on island he spent two years without any
sign of rescuer
• Harvest of crop
• Making of pots and jars to store food and
water

11. Robinson crusoe builds a boat
• He tries his skills as a tailor, prepares hat,
trousers and waistcoat from goat skin.
• He first time feels need of companion and
remembers Xury
• A strange Discovery-a print of man’s bare foot
in the sand
• Crusoe’s fear of losing
• But no one comes…..

12. Robinson crusoe gets a companion
• Crusoe called him Friday
after the day on which he
rescued.
• He taught him to say
‘MASTER’
• Master slave relation in
novel
• Colonialism
• Imperialism
• “WHITE MAN’S BURDEN’’

13. More visitors on the island
• Friday’s father rescued
from canibals
• A ship Arrives at the
island
• Friendship with english
captain who was
enslaved.
• crusoe:- “if I save you,
are you willing to my
conditions? I have two…

14. Two condition..
• The first is that while you stay on this island
you will obey any order that I give you.
• If I give you a gun, you will return it to me and
to do no harm either to me or to my
possessions.
• The second condition is that if you recover
your ship you will take me and my servant,
Friday, to England.”

15. The ship is recaptured
• The fight at the roundhouse and they win
• Crusoe to prisoners..
• “I AM THE GOVERNOR OF THIS ISLAND”
• As the governor of this island I have power to hang you.
Have you any thing to say as to why I should not?(this
shows his possessive nature
• Thus he left the island on nineteenth of December in the
year 1686
• The ship reached england after long voyage on the 11th
June 1687
• By the grace of God I was home once more after the thirty
five years.