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Robinson Crusoe Study Guide

by Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe study guide contains a biography of Daniel Defoe, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Robinson Crusoe is a youth of about eighteen years old who resides in Hull, England. Although his father wishes him to become a lawyer, Crusoe dreams of going on sea voyages. He disregards the fact that his two older brothers are gone because of their need for adventure. His father cautions that a middle-class existence is the most stable. Robinson ignores him. When his parents refuse to let him take at least one journey, he runs away with a friend and secures free passage to London. Misfortune begins immediately, in the form of rough weather. The ship is forced to land at Yarmouth. When Crusoe's friend learns the circumstances under which he left his family, he becomes angry and tells him that he should have never come to the sea. They…

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• Robinson Crusoe Summary
• About Robinson Crusoe
• Character List
• Summary and Analysis of Parts 1-2
• Summary and Analysis of Parts 3-4
• Summary and Analysis of Parts 5-6
• Summary and Analysis of Parts 7-8
• Summary and Analysis of Part 9
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
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