What is the theme of industrialism in Robinson Crusoe ?

By the time Robinson Crusoe was written, most villages were experiencing labor specialization. As a result, Crusoe is forced to relearn many things in order to survive. With practice, Crusoe succeeds in increasing the level of industrialization on his island by using the tools he already has and creating technology of his own. Crusoe praises the "division of labor", organizing tasks, and he enjoys looking for new ways to save time and work, which serve to increase his efficiency and productivity.

Crusoe invents his own foot-powered sharpener, fires pottery without a kiln, grinds his own grain, and bakes his own bread, using what the island has to offer. As a result, he comes to appreciate the process of specialization, and the way that process makes industrialization successful.