Robinson Crusoe: A Symbol of Colonialism and the Prodigal Son

ROBINSON CRUSOE 1719 (Daniel Defoe)


First person narrator, the first word of the book is the pronun “I” which is followed by : “was born in York”.
Robinson Crusoe is a man who stayed 28 years marooned on an island. (Robin- Robinsnades). In the end, he becomes servant and then is rescued and finally returns to England. Es considerado un subgenero en si mismo.

Frontispiece

On the left, before starting the novel. Nos da la impresion de que Crusoe se encuentra encerrado en la isla, sin escapatoria. It is something claustrophobic. We observe the sea in the back. It also appears a book which could be the Bible which is essential in Robinson Crusoe’s novel. Claustrophobic sense. We can also see an umbrella just in the middle. This summarizes the story: a desert island, the sea. Robinson Crusoe is understood as the Bible of Colonialism.
Robinson Crusoes es ademas la representacion la Parabola del hijo prodigo – the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Fuentes:

La historia de Robinson Crusoe se saco de la historia de Alexander Selkirk, un marinero abandonado en una isla. Tambien existe una influencia arabe para Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe : The Bible of the Imperialism.
Is a book with a vertical pronoum: ”I”- First person narrator. The book starts with I. The ”i” doesn’t appear in the illustration. Main author’s illustrations: 1) Edition for children 18th century. 2) J.J Grandville (1803-47) 3)Babcock 1849 4)Cover- Oxford 5)Piere Falke (pub. Paris 1926)- 151 COPIAS. 6) N.C. WYETH – 1920 7) Smithmark
Cuadros:
2 image:

2 caras mirando a ambos lados// 3 image:
A man with a moustache. A parrot on the shoulder. The parrot said his name and he gots confused. The trees are the representation of the jail, he can’t scape from the jungle. He was claustrofobic and the picture represents claustrofobia. Also, we can see a hut, a shelter (Refujio). Exuberant jungle. The see is closing the freedome of Robinson Crusoe. The birds are flying representing the freedome. Colors are simple, the painter uses yellow, brown and green.// El relato de Robinson Crusoe se sacó de la historia de Alexander Selkirk, un marinero que abandonaron en una isla.
// Smithmark edition 3 image:
He appears climbing into a ship. Robinson Crusoe tel us about how you can return to your normal life afer a disaster. Nos enseña a volver a empezar. A reestructurar lo que teníamos. / 
 

Image:


Robinson with his father. Not following the advice of his father he left the house. This is the story of Christians, god recieve us with open arms, the same as a father will do. In this ilustration we can see that they are members of a good family, but he wants to be a sailor.// 4 image:
Trazos gordos. Barco que se va. La bandera bien pintada. Ciudad de la que se van. Robin wants to be a sailor but one day a friend ( a bad company).// 5 image:
People praying in a ship. You have to return to god when you are in troubles.// 6 image:
A arabigan ship is attacking the other ship. (Smithmark)// 7 image:
He is in africa as a Slave// 8 image:
HE manages to scape when is shiping in morocoo. He trouths away the arabic to scape with the boat. // 9 image:
Seering down the coast of african, they hear noises and they go to the coast to see what happened. The lion appears representing the woman.// 10 image:
Se va a Africa convencido por una mala compañia donde naufragia y se va a la isla definitiva donde el se queda todo ese tiempo. El tenía una plantación y lo convences para ir a africa a buscar esclavos. En la imagen el barco está naufragando y te da una imagen siempre claustrofobica.// 11 image:
Babcock edition: Robinson apears next to a rock and it’s raining.// 12 image:
He appears up on a tree, hidding himself becauser he has fear.// Robinson makes a calendar when he was in the island, to count the days.// 13 image:
Robinson appears sitting on a chair reading a book. Below him we can see palmtrees. He is inside a cave. We can find a contrast with light, inside the cave andout of the cave. //This book is the bible of the Imperialism. //

Pintura de Robinson mirando a la arena:


Uno de los momentos mas importantes de la literatura inglesa es esta. En la imagen Robinson ve una pisada en la arena. Todo el cuerpo esta apuntado a la pisada. La sombirlla, el palo y su cuerpo estan apuntand a la pisada ya que no se ve muy bien. Te da sensación de claustrofobia porque se ve la intensidad del oceano, no puedes escapar del oceano. // En el siglo 18 se invade a los africanos por la religion. Para implantarla religión catolica.
// numero 124:
Una ilustracion para niños, muy sencilla. La imagen central nos da a entender sumisión ya que el negro se agacha para que robinson le pise, diciendo You are my master.