Name : Solanki Pratiksha M.Roll No : 26
Sem : 1 ( 2013 -2015 )
Paper Name : The Neo-classical Literature
Subject : Crusoe As a Colonizer
Submitted to : SMT. S.B. Gardi
Dept. of English
M.K.Bhavnagar University
pratikshasolanki068@gmail.com
Daniel Defoe was born on : 13th September, 1660 in London and Died: 24th April, 1731. He was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy, now most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
Colonization :
The term colonization refers to the process or act of establishing a colony or colonies. If someone has a power than they always tries to established their company. Colonization and colonialism both are interrelated with each other. Colonization - they established of communities of English speakers, and sometime established company by forcefully. In this novel we see the term colonialism.
Basic Information About the Novel :
Robinson Crusoe is an Englishman from town of york in the 17th century. The novel written by Daniel Defoe. Crusoe's father wants to be a middle class and good man but Crusoe , who wants nothing more than to travel around in a ship. After leaves his home he struggles a lot but he is not satisfied with his success, and than going for the sea island, and after sailing he made money by trade.but, he captured and made into slave off the cost of Africa and his friend young man, named Xury.
Life on the Island - in this part it presents colonialism. In this island Crusoe feels that he is alone in the island. He spend his time with planting corn, rice and he builds three main structure. He also raises goat and tends to his animal family of Cats, dogs, parrot. All those things shows that in this island Crusoe feels that he is the master. In final and last stage - Crusoe sees a footprint on the shore one day and he realised that he is not alone in this islad, his illusion convert into reality.
Fortunately there he meets with Friday a native man whom he is able to rescue. Here we see sometime master and slavery system. Thus, novel ends with Crusoe's journey.
Robinson Crusoe as a Colonizer :
In colonialism- one nation controls other one, the economy and country. If we discussed about colonialism than there is always devided into two parts just like Master and Slave. Master is the one, who shows his mastership by Power, Position, Money, and all.. where slaves are just like voiceless they have no right to speak something about their own life or own rights.
Here in this Novel- Character Crusoe also display the turm Colonialism. Most cruel fact is that most of native people of a particular land are ruled by a foreign governing body.. Same thing we shows in this novel that Crusoe , a foreigner on the island and using his power by using his gun and skills of developed world. It appears that for years he longs for a companion but when he happens to rescue a native man he gets happy at his slavery..,
".. To let me know how he would serve me
as long as he lived,
...and let him know I was very pleased with him.."
conscious and subconscious always related with our mind. This lines shows that idea of forming a colony on the island was always in the subconscious of his mind. It shows that he always tries to established colony and his mastership on the island.
Crusoe and Friday :
Relation between Crusoe and Friday just like Father and Son but if we think about the perspective of Crusoe as a colonizer than it shows many changes. When Crusoe gets furious and behaves different to him when he feels wrong that Friday wants to be free and wants to return to his people.. First fear of Crusoe encounters at that time..
" I made no doubt..,
he would not only forget all his religion but
all his obligation to me."
If Crusoe tries to establish a colony on the island, his position as a master only after the slave Friday he rescue comes on to the Island.
" It is a bridge enabling Crusoe
to become a Colonizer"
Crusoe uses three tears to cultivate Friday in to a Christianity, which reflects capitalism to "Civilize" the people in the colonial regions and it also shows that when colonizers finished to establish their economy than they will be begin to pay attention to the culture. He treats Friday just like son but there is always behind selfishness. Friday gives up his former language and becomes a faithful servant to the colonizer with all his heart and soul.
On the Island :
Life on the Island- this part of the novel describe Crusoe as a colonizer, Because in this Island Crusoe lives in illusion that he is alone in the island so he becomes master of this island. He starts to built three main structure , his initial shelter, his country home on the opposite side of the Island and using his power by his gun, his skills to developed world. All those things are shows that he always tries to established individual colony.
"Crusoe finds the power to overcome a
hostile world of hunger and sickness,
and human brutality,
even the power to overcome his most,
dangerous adversary, himself.."
In this island we also shows economic colonization where Crusoe always tries to earn money through trade and all things.. and he shows his power by making money with different skills. He just founder of the Island not the Master of that Island.
Concept of Naming :
Crusoe names a man he meet..
" I made him know his name should be Friday,
which was the day saved his life,
I called him so far the memory of the time,
I like wise taught him to say master
and ten let him know that
was to be my name.."
So, we can see that he says to Friday that I saved your life , I am giving you a new name so it means i am superior than yours so you follow my rules and regulations. It shows Crusoe's power position as a colonizer. Name is very important of all it is identity of people.
Conclusion :
Robinson Crusoe - the novel is colonial novel and the title of this novel and entire novel based on Colonial aspects and with the help of it we know that how Crusoe tries to established his mastership and what things shows that Crusoe as a colonizer.
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