Oral Reader’s Response – Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

The book I am responding to is Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. This is a historical drama novel originally published in 1719 .Robinson Crusoe is a drama about Robinson Crusoe m who is an Englishman from the town of York in the seventeenth century and the youngest son of a merchant of German origin. Crusoe studied law against his wish to go sea. His family members were against the idea. The novel has various characters, which include Robinson Crusoe, Friday, Xury, The Portuguese captain and The Spaniard.

Just in any literary work, the author employs style and voice in writing. Crusoe narrates in both first and third person. The author for instance begins the story “I was born in the year…”.The author occasional let his feeling known to the reader when the circumstances are overwhelming. The tone of the author is somewhat detached meticulous and objective. The author for instance is seen avoiding dramatic story telling and preferring direct approach to facts.The author’s style is narrative. Infact, Crusoe tells the story of unfolding events in a more factual narrative style that is focused on actions and events. Consistency in choice of patterns that is also coherent and harmonious providing support to the content makes this a cause and effect relationship. This style is somewhat effective in that the readers get a clear picture of effects as they unfold.This narrative style is evident in the manner in which the events begin to unfold as Crusoe is given some advice by his father of which he was to follow.

Defoe brings out major themes in a clear and precise manner. Some of the themes that are evident are necessity of repentance, self-awareness and ambivalence of mastery. The choice of characters and the manner in which they are portrayed matches the setting and the plot. The plot is also clear and concise, where the conflict is evidence which is Crusoe struggling against hardship, privation and loneliness. It also emerges that a rising action is identifiable which us Crusoe disobeying his father. The most important thing is that in this literary works pieces are interwoven together to perfectly deliver message to the audience.

 

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