LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY (18TH 19TH) CENTURIES
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Its larger-than-life hero
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Its lack of attention to time
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Its defense of the aristocracy
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Its focus on the individual and his psychological and moral development
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Detailed explanation-1: -He is individualistic, self-reliant, and adventurous. He continually discounts the good advice and warnings of his parents and others, and boldly seeks to make his own life by going to sea. He is at times overly ambitious and is unable to remain content with a comfortable life (whether in England or Brazil).
Detailed explanation-2: -Robinson Crusoe marked the beginning of realistic fiction as a literary genre. Its success led to many imitators, and castaway novels, written by Ambrose Evans, Penelope Aubin, and others, became quite popular in Europe in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Detailed explanation-3: -Robinson Crusoe is written in the first-person narrative style.
Detailed explanation-4: -Crusoe’s shift from disobedience to obedience shows everyman’s journey from suffering to God’s grace and mercy. This moral theme is built gradually throughout the life and experience of this protagonist Crusoe. Work hard is very important in our life, it makes us very disciplined and successful in life.