Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

This story is of a boy called Robinson Crusoe who was born in York in 1632.

After running away to sea, being enslaved and then escaping, Crusoe finally makes his way to Brazil, where he settles down and become prosporous. One day at Hull, Crusoe saw one of his friend board a ship bound for London and so he also boarded it out of greed. After sometime at sea the sea waves were so high that it made him sick inside the ship. Moments later one of the crew said that the ship had a leak. As their ship sank they managed to reach ashore.

 

Afterthat he carried on sailing for more than 8 years. Then one day their ship struck on a sandbank. Then a wave came and killed everyone except Crusoe. He managed to reach a deserted island. Provisioned from the wreck of his ship with virtually every tool, seed, animal and material he could possibly need, he is able to construct a home, a farmstead, and a fortification against wild creatures and also against cannibals. Once a footprint leads Crusoe to discover the cannibals that periodically visit the other side of his island for their celebration feasts. He interrupts one such party to rescue his man Friday, who becomes a faithful friend. He teaches Friday all about Christianity.

 

He also found some natives and made one of them his slave. With his slave Crusoe makes a boat. Then some Spaniards come and start shooting the natives. The next morning an English ship arrives in the bay. But does he gets rescued?!

 

I really enjoyed this story because I did not know what was going to happen!? Will Crusoe die or will he live to go back to his home! The way the author has put words into the story is really amazing and thrilling but since the words which were used was of old English it made the story feel quite slow paced. The author made many characters very believable but they would not exist in modern world because the story is set up in 16^th century.

 

I really want to recommend this story to my friends.