Robinson Crusoë door Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe is a man who is born in 1632 in England. He had a father who was German and a mother was English. His father was a business man and he wants that Robinson Crusoe get a good job. Robinson wanted adventure and an exciting life. He wants to go to sea. But his father was unhappy over this idea. Robinson forgets this idea. But a year later he went to sea. He goes to London with a boat. On the boat he was ill. He wants to go home and he wants never go to the sea. But he changed and he goes to Morocco. Pirates take the ship and the people. He was a slave of the Turkish pirate captain. One day he escaped with a young boy called Xury. The were saved by a Portuguese ship. The captain gives him money for the boat and the young boy. In Brazil he begins a new life. He works hard in Brazil but at one moment he can get more money. He goes to Africa with a boat. There was a terrible storm and they escaped in a little boat. The little boat was turned over and Robinson were in the water. He could see nobody. He was alone. The rest was dead. He swims to an Island. On the Island he find a cave. He goes back to the ship to get some things like tools, food, water etc. He did this several times. He makes a house. He used wood to make a table a chair and other things. And with wood he build a fence around his house.. He keeps goats for milk  and he made clothes from animals’ skins. He makes a canoe from a big tree.  He survived on the Island for years. (15 years) Later he finds the rest of the Island and he builds there a new house. On this part of the Island were fruit. He dried the fruit. One day a ship was by the Island. It was broken. Robinson goes to the ship and takes a box of Spanish gold and clothes to his home on the Island. One day he find a footprint. He was afraid. It was a footprint  of wild men. At one day he saw the men’s again. There were 2  prisoners and 30 men. The men’s killed one prisoner and cooked him. Robinson helps the prisoner to escape. He give the prisoner the name Friday, because he first saw him on Friday. He began to teach him English, and he give him clothes. Robinson and Friday build a new canoe and they began to get ready for a long journey.  They make bread, dried fruit and meat.  One day he saw a great ship and the came to the Island. It was a English ship.  On the ship were eleven men, but three of them were prisoners. Robinson talks to the three men. The prisoners are the captain and officers of the ship. The ship has taken by mutiny. Robinson, Friday and the three men  takes the ship back. They fight and fight and win. Now Robinson can go back to England. On the 19 December of 1686 after 27 years, 2 months and 19 days he sailed home. When he came back he felt like a stranger. His Father and mother and his 2 brothers are dead. He find two nephews. He was pleased of this family.  After some months he goes to Lisbon to some friends. Friday goes with him. They help him with sell his land in Brazil. He needs the money. After this sell he go home. But not in a boat but he go home by land. It was a long journey. With snow and it was cold. Back in England he married an get 2 sons and a daughter. His wife died and his nephew came back and asked him to go with him. The ship goes to India, the Philippines . Robinson Crusoe went to sea again in 1694 and had many more adventures.

1. What is the title of the book?

The title of the book is Robinson Crusoe

2. What is the name of the writer of the book?

The name of the writer is Daniel Defoe

3. Who are the main characters in the book?

The main character in the book is in the begin of the book only Robinson Crusoe. He is born on 1632 in England. His dream is go to the sea.  He is a men who wants adventures  and a exciting life. Not a life what his father have. When he is old enough he goes to sea.  The other main character is Friday. Friday was a prisoner and Robinson saved him. Friday is black men from Africa. And he did not speak English. Robinson learn Friday English

4. What is the most important thing that happens to the main character?

The most important thing that happens is that Robinson go to sea and that his ship came in a terrible storm. His boat was turned over and he escaped. He came on a Island and there was nobody. He survived on the Island for 15 years. He build a house in a cave and he keep goats, he makes bread, he makes clothes from animal skins and so he can survive on the Island.

5. What kind of book is it?

It is a adventure book. Because it was an adventure that Robinson Crusoe goes to sea and that he must survive on a Island when his boat was turned over.

6.Where does the story take place?

At first it began in England, then Brazil and at last on the Island in the sea where he was for 15 years.

7. Is there a turning point in the story?S

Yes, when there came a great English ship to the Island. THis ship was taken by mutiny. Robinson helps the captain to take the ship  back. And then he can go back with this ship to England. But there was also a turning point when he helps Friday to escape.

8. What’s your favorite moment in the book

When he finds a footprint of wild men. He was afraid and can’t sleep. His gun was he wearing the whole day. One day he saw wild men and he saw that the wild men cook and eat a prisoner. It was very terrible. Robinson helps one prisoner to escape. He give him the name Friday because it happened on Friday. He give him clothes, learned him English. He was happy that he had someone near him. He was not more alone on the Island

9. Summarize the book in about +/- 100 words

Robinson Crusoe is born in England at 1632. He want adventure and a exciting life. He goes to sea. At first his ship was taken by Turkish pirates and he was a slave. When he was escaped he began a new life in Brazil. After a few years he go back to sea. And then begins the adventure. He came in a storm an his ship turned over. He swim to the Island and there was he staying for 15 years. He make a house and he eats the animals and fruit and vegetables  that he found on the Island. After 15 years a English ship is coming on the Island. He helps the captain to take back his ship from the mutineers, and so he can go back to England with this ship.  His parents were dead, but he found 2 nephews. He married but after the dead of his wife he went to sea again with his nephew. And a new adventure begin.............

10. How do you grade this book

I enjoyed the book a little. It was difficult to translate it in the beginning. But after a time it was going better, because I recognize more words. It was an exciting story.  Now I know how I must survive on a Island!!!  I hope that it did not happen to me. I think I will be crazy and lonely...It’s terrible that I can not speak to anybody.............