DanielDefoe赏析.ppt

1、,If you are sent to an island to take an adventure ,what would you bring with you ?,food , kitchen ware, boyfriend?,An adventure begins right now,a great adventure fiction writer Daniel Defoe a famous adventure fiction Robison Crusoe,2,3,1,introduction of auther,main plots,Character analysis,Daniel

2、Defoe,Born c.1661 in London Died 24 April 1731 Genre Adventure He was a merchant, soldier, economist, politician, journalist, pamphleteer, publicist and novelist.,vs.,rich,poor,experiences works contributions,social position economy position,1661 born in London,1678-1683 travelled in Spain, Italy, F

3、rance and German as a merchant,1688 joined Williams army,1692 He became bankrupt,1719 published Robinson Crusoe,1731 died,Life experiences (main things),Fiction The Consolidatoror, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon(1705) Atlantis Major(1711) Robinson Crusoe(1719) The Farther

4、Adventures of Robinson Crusoe(1719) Captain Singleton(1720) Memoirs of a Cavalier(1720) A Journal of the Plague Year(1722) Moll Flanders(1722) Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress(1724) The Family Instructor The Pirate Gown The Storm The King of Pirates Colonel Jack,Essays Conjugal Lewdness Serious Reflec

5、tions of Robinson Crusoe(1720) The Complete English Tradesman An Essay Upon Projects first book he published. An Essay Upon Literature 1726 Mere Nature Delineated 1726 A Plan of English Commerce- 1728 A General History of the Pirates, Defoes authorship of this pseudonymous work is disputed Poems The

6、 True-Born Englishman: A Satyr but he gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe,back,Contribution:,Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of thenovel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain and is even referred to by some as among the founders of theEnglish novel.

7、 Defoes Robison Crusoe was one of the forerunners of the English realistic novel. It creates the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie of the 18th century. He was one of the greatest journalists and the father of journalism现代新闻报道之父,Daniel Defoe by James Charles Army

8、tage,2,3,1,introduction of auther,main plots,Character analysis,1.Crusoe leaves England and goes to sea , then is captured by pirates,York town,London,North Africa,Brazil,2.He escapes and the Portuguese captain takes him to Brazil. And he becomes a planter.,North Africa,Caribbean Sea,Guinea,Brazil,3

9、.Crusoe leaves Brazil, goes to sea again for black slaves in Guinea,North Africa,加勒比海,Guinea,Brazil,He encounters a storm storm.wmv,North Africa,4. Survives himself and begins his new life on the island.,Trinidad,on the island,1.peaceful life 2.disturbed 3.plan to leave,Build fortress,keep journals,

10、discover a valley,build a bower,make raisins,house cats,sow grain,make wicker baskets,catch a parrot,make a canoe,trapped three goats,back,find naked footprint see the shore spread with bones see the wreck of a ship save a prisoner calledFriday“ 星期五.wmv,1.Make another canoe,2.March out against the c

11、annibals伏击野人,3.Quell a mutiny 平息 叛乱and seize the ship找回大船,加勒比海,几内亚,巴西,里斯本,5.Crusoe leaves the island, goes back to England and gets back all his wealth.,加勒比海,几内亚,巴西,里斯本,6.Crusoe leaves England and revisits the island on his voyage .,2,3,1,introduction of auther,main plots,Character analysis,What is

12、Robinson Crusoes most admirable character trait?,Crusoe,?,正面 侧面,brave wise independent persistent ,The fiaws in the character of Robison Crusoe 性格缺陷 1.Crusoe seems incapable of deep feeling 2.His urge to subjugate others( European colonial thought欧洲殖民主义思想),Crusoe seems incapable of deep feeling 1.hi

13、s family His cold account of his family and never displays any emotion about leaving. 2. compare to Friday 3. little boy (He coldly sell the boy to the capitain without compunction内疚 at all.) 4.his wife （His indifference to his wifes death.）,His urge to subjugate others-influenced by European coloni

14、al thought 欧洲殖民主义思想,Chapter 25,Chapter 26,Chapter 25,“My island was now peopled, and I thought myself very rich in subjects臣民; and it was a merry reflection, which I frequently made, how like a king I looked. First of all, the whole country was my own mere property, so that I had an undoubted right

15、of dominion. Secondly, my people were perfectly subjected. Iwas absolute lord君主 and lawgiver立法者, they all owed their lives to me, and were ready to lay down their lives, if there had been occasion of it, for me. ”,chapter 26 In Chapter 26, Crusoe teaches Friday the word master even before teaching him yes and no,and indeed he lets Friday know that was to be