Vividly written, replete with paradoxes and troubling cultural attitudes, revealing a deep strain of supernaturalism beneath its realist surface, “Robinson Crusoe” is just such a classic and far more than a simple adventure story for kids . Michael Dirda reviews books each Thursday in Style.
Read moreDoes Robinson Crusoe have chapters?
Some versions of Robinson Crusoe don’t have any chapter divisions; they’re just one long chapter . I have two copies of the book, an Oxford Pocket Classics, and Wordsworth Classics, and they have the exact same layout. Their text matches word for word against the Project Gutenberg etext, which has chapter divisions.
Read moreWho is the hero of this story Robinson Crusoe?
Robinson is the protagonist and the narrator of the novel . He is individualistic, self-reliant, and adventurous.
Read moreWhat is the story of Robinson Crusoe in short?
Robinson Crusoe, as a young and impulsive wanderer, defied his parents and went to sea. He was involved in a series of violent storms at sea and was warned by the captain that he should not be a seafaring man. Ashamed to go home, Crusoe boarded another ship and returned from a successful trip to Africa.
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