Robinson Crusoe
The young Robinson Crusoe has a great desire to go to sea. His
desire is so strong that it overrides all his other feelings. Neither
his father's refusal nor the disapproval of friends influences him
against a life on the sea. At his first opportunity, Crusoe runs away
to pursue a life of adventure. He joins with a friend whose father
owns a ship and soon sets sail. The trip proves to be a disaster.
The young Crusoe displays a vacillating nature. When danger or
disaster is near, he is repentant for his rebelliousness, but the
minute the situation improves, he goes back to his old ways. He is
given repeated chances to live his life differently, but he is not yet
spiritually strong enough to resist temptation. His first profitable
trading voyage makes him into a greedy man. As punishment for
his greed, he is captured and made a slave in Sallee. When he
escapes, he goes to Brazil, where he settles down and prospers;
Crusoe, however, is still not satisfied. He seizes he first
opportunity he gets to make more money, even though it is through
the immoral occupation of slave trading. As punishment for this
greed, he becomes the lone survivor of a shipwreck and is
marooned on a deserted island.
On the island, Crusoe is transformed. At first, he constantly wavers
between despair and hope and then settles down to an everyday
existence on the island. He tries to make up for his past sins with
hard work and enterprise. However, industry and productivity can
never take the place of genuine repentance. Finally, during his
illness, when he is totally helpless for the first time in his life, he
reaches out to God and begs for help and forgiveness. As always,
God hears his prayer and will, in His own time, save Crusoe.
After recovering from his illness, Crusoe begins to progress
morally. He begins to depend on God and read the Bible. His life
on the island becomes the triumph of the human spirit. Often,
when disaster strikes, his old nature temporarily surfaces, but the
change in him is too profound for his old self to pose a real threat.
When he saves Friday, his life on the island changes dramatically.
He welcomes a companion, even a savage, and quickly converts
this native culturally -- dressing him in proper clothes, feeding him
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