ROBINSON CRUSOE

CHARACTERS

• Robinson
• Pirate Ship Captain
• Widow
• Ismael
• Xury

Themes

• Individuality
• The State of Society
• Strangers, Slavery, and Savages

PLOT SUMMARY

Plot

• Crusoe prepares to sail back to Guinea
• The first captain has died
• He leaves money with the widow

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• On his way, Crusoe's ship is captured by Turkish Pirates
• He is taken as the pirate ship's prisoner to Sallee
• “Just a taste of the misery I was to go through" ~Robinson

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• Robinson stayed as a slave for two years
• Finally, he plans escape on a fishing trip with Ismael and Xury
• He tricks Ismael into packing many supplies

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• Robinson convinces Ismael to take them farther out into the sea
• Crusoe pushes Ismael overboard and threatens to kill him if he does not swim to shore

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• Robinson makes Xury swear his fealty
• Out of fear of being caught, Crusoe and Xury sail southward for 6 days

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• The two anchor for the night
• Neither sleep because of strange noises in the night
• They travel ashore for water cautiously though in case of "savages"

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• They remain there for a while and end up killing a large lion.
• They wait in hope of encountering an English merchant ship

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• They sail south towards Cape de Verd
• They get food from natives on the shore
• Two creatures run off a mountain and frighten the natives
• Crusoe fires at one when it comes close to the boat
• The Africans are in shock at the gunshot but in awe when they see the creature (Leopard)

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• The natives give them supplies and the two continue to travel south
• They encounter a ship that Xury spots
• It is a Portuguese ship and the captain takes them aboard and agrees to take them to Brazil for free