A review by arundhati_girish
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

5.0

Robinson Crusoe is the classic , being one of the first novels ever written in English Literature. Though it's so old, it is still engaging as tale of overcoming adversities. Crusoe sets out in the high seas, going against his parent's wishes and get's a lifetimes worth of adventure in return. Looking at it from the post colonial perspective, we can see in it traces of the colonial mindset. His domestication of the man Friday and declaring himself as master both of him and the island shows the tendency towards colonialism. Faith upholds him in times of despair and shows the power of religion which strengthens in isolation. The native inhabitants are depicted as savages and cannibals since they have no contact with western civilized society. Geographical exploration was big during the period this novel was written. So it may have been common to be in a sea voyage and the idea of being shipwrecked and cast away was not so far removed from reality.