Analysis Of Robinson Crusoe's 'From Reckless To Cautious'

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From Reckless to Cautious
Heedlessness can lead to a life of misery and destruction through the lack of thought of caution regarding any possible negative result. Robinson Crusoe rebelled against his father's wishes of him entering into law, by instead seeking to voyage the sea which leads to his perilous journey of getting shipwrecked and even becoming a slave. Through skill and caution he makes it out of slavery and starts a plantation in Brazil. While in Brazil he demonstrates his learning capabilities with his plantation, but his lack of prudency is also apparent. When Crusoe decides to once again traverse the sea but is soon left on a desolate island and is forced to challenge his might and acquire the skill of caution. The tragic life …show more content…

Throughout Crusoe’s stay on the island he lives in isolation until he learns to be dependent only on himself to get his necessities. He is at first sorrowful with his miserable isolation but soon adapts and starts to meticulously think. He is successful in thinking and planning from being molded by his wretched circumstances. Crusoe becomes a self labeled “king” of the island, until he notices a stray footprint upon the sand not far from his camp. He soon finds out that the footprint belongs to a savage and continues to study the savage during their rituals. As he is studying them he thinks to himself establishing, “after many secret disputes with myself, and after great perplexities about it...I resolv’d, if possible to get one of those savages into my hands, cost what it would. My next thing then was to contrive how to do it...so I resolv’d to put myself upon the watch” (Defoe 158). This represents everything that Robinson Crusoes has learned throughout his horror of a voyage. By Crusoe being perplexed by the thought of capturing a savage shows that he learns that caution is necessary. Crusoe learned to think before he acted, resulting in a more strategic approach to life. His planning lead to his successful capture and befriending of a savage named Friday. Through Crusoe's solitude on the island, he …show more content…

When he was in England, Crusoe was ignorant about the dangers that he could possibly face by being driven by the lust for voyage alone. The lessons that he learns from the trials and tribulations he endures help him when he is in the Brasils. In the Brasils, Crusoe exhibits that he learned from the dangers through voyage away from home. He shows that he has the gained knowledge of managing and planning before acting but still shows aspects of his recklessness. He shows his careless ways by using all his money before coming up with a plan. Most of Crusoe's learning comes from being on the island. He makes the most drastic changes. He truly is in tune with his cautiousness when he has to fend for himself. He learns to finally plan before acting and being able to witness the true influence and capabilities of cautiousness. Crusoe's future seems well prepare, for if it was not for the disastrous adventure, Crusoe would not have been able to attain the essence of

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