Hilary Robinson

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...DANIEL DEFOE ROBINSON CRUSOE 1. BIOGRAPHY 2. SUMMARY 3. INTERPRETATION 1. BIOGRAPHY • • 1660, Cripplegate • 1731, London - Age of Enlightenment • 1695 he changed his name from Foe to Defoe • 1682 he abandoned his father's plan to become a Presbyterian priest and became a merchant in Cornhill • 1697-1701 he served as a secret agent for William III • 1701 appeared his satirical poem "The True-Born Englishman", a bestseller • 1703 he was arrested for "The Shortest-Way with the Dissenters", an ironical satire on High Church extremism, committed to Newgate and pilloried. (angeprangert) • 1703-1714 he served as a secret agent for Harley and other ministers and produced the "Review", a pro-government newspaper • 1719 "The Life and Strange Adventures... Read review

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Advantages: So well-written, absorbing, well developed characters, FANTASTIC!
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...My mum actually lent me this book after she found out that I had read Donna Hay's debut novel and loved it. Well she told me that this was a hundred times better than that one, and I would love this one, so I thought it was well worth a go! And yes, my good old mum was completely right, I loved this, and read the whole thing in a matter of days, I could hardly put it down! The book itself is called The Two Mrs Robinsons, which kind of gives you a hint in itself as to what the book is going to be about. The story follows two women, Eve and Anna who are both in love with one man, Oliver Robinson. Now here is the snag. Eve has 2 children with him, Matt and Georgina, and has been married to Oliver for 20 odd years. But then Oliver left her and her children to be with Anna, who he now has a 3 year old son with. So Mr Robinson has been... Read review

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Advantages: Creates a visual first person narrative in order for the reader to experience it first hand
Disadvantages: There are no disadvantages in classic literature

...This is an amazing tale of a marooned boy who against all odds, creates a utopian society with nothing. Daniel Defoe tells tale of a marooned individual in order to criticize society. By using the Island location, similar to that of Shakespeare's The Tempest, Defoe is able to show his audience exactly what is necessary for the development of a utopian society. In The Tempest, the small society of Prospero's island addresses the aspects of morality, the supernatural and politics in the larger British society. In Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, the island's natural surroundings highlights the subject of man's individual growth, both spiritually and physically. Nature instantly exercises its power and control over man in the tropical storm that leads to the wreckage of Crusoe's ship. "The fury of the sea" thrusts Crusoe to the shores... Read review

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