文学教学课件Robinson Crusoe

1、（一）（一） 操操 作作 方方 法法birth of the novelgroup fifteenreporter：郭晓香：郭晓香members：席培培：席培培 潘敏潘敏 卢星星卢星星 it is based upon the experiences of alexander selkirk, who had been marooned (流放) in an uninhabited island and had lived there in solitude for four years.robinson crusoe is based on a real fact.contentmajor

2、pointsthemes and motifsmain characterssymbolscommentstime: in the middle of 17centuryfamily ：many servantsfather : an old english gentlemanexpectation: a lawyerown dream：a sailorleft the home ：19 years oldterrible stormdog rex & two catsarms tools & other supplies build a tentdig a cave to s

3、tore necessitiesmake a fire do the sewingfine harvest：tobacco coconut banana grape barleymake breaddomesticate cattle:goat rabbit cow snakemilking the cowmake potterysick fever make medicineearthquake rainfall winddeath of faithful dog-rexkeep a diary for five years self-sufficient man friday-a fait

4、hful companioncelebration of develop a deep friendship with his mastersave the captainleft with reluctancefull title - the life and strange surprising adventure of robinson crusoeauthor - daniel defoe type of work - novel genre - adventure story; novel of isolation language - english time and place

5、written - 1719; london, england date of first publication - 1719 publisher - william taylorthe major points in robinson crusoetense - pastsetting (time) -from 1659 to 1694setting (place) -york, england; then london; then sallee, north africa; then brazil; then a deserted island off trinidad; then en

6、gland; then lisbon; then overland from spain toward england; then england; and finally the island again narrator: robinson crusoe, the protagonist point of view: the first and third personthe major points in robinson crusoemain charactersrobinson crusoefridaythe portuguese captainthe spaniardrobinso

7、n crusoe form a naive and artless youth into a clever and hardened man .real hero: marvelous capability for work, boundless energy and persistence, overcoming obstacles.meanwhile, most practical and exact religious, mindful of his owe profit. the character of robinson crusoe is representative of the

8、 english bourgeoisie at the earlier stage of its development.friday: probably the first nonwhite character to be given a realistic, individualized, and humane portrayal in the english novel, friday has a huge literary and cultural importance. what kind of a person is friday?obedient, friendly, kind

9、and humanethemes1.glorification of human labor labor saves crusoe form despair, and is a source of pride and happiness.2. mans struggle against nature 3.the importance of self-awareness crusoe remains conscious of himself at all times. he teaches nature itself to voice his own self-awareness.themes4

10、.the ambivalence of mastery while crusoe seems praiseworthy in mastering his fate, the praiseworthiness of his mastery over his fellow humans is more doubtful. defoe explores the link between the two in his depiction of the colonial mind.5. the necessity of repentance for crusoe, repentance consists

11、 of acknowledging his wretchedness and his absolute dependence on the lord. motifs1. counting and measuring crusoe is a careful note-taker whenever numbers and quantities are involved.2. eating life for crusoe always illustrates this eat or be eaten philosophy, since even back in europe he is threat

12、ened by man-eating wolves. eating is an image of existence itself, just as being eaten signifies death for crusoe.3. ordeals at sea crusoes encounters with water in the novel are often associated not simply with hardship, but with a kind of symbolic ordeal, or test of character.symbols1.the footprin

13、t our heros conflicted feelings about human companionship. 2. the cross crusoe s own new existence on the island a memorial to crusoe himself underscoring how completely he has become the center of his own life.3. crusoes bower on a scouting tour around the island, crusoe discovers a delightful vall

14、ey in which he decides to build a country retreat or “bower” in chapter xii. it symbolizes a radical improvement in crusoes attitude toward his time on the island.comments1. robinson crusoe is an interesting picaresque novel about an 18th century english adventurer. 2.the book was so well received by the english readers that wherever there is a bible, there is was a copy of robinson crusoe. comments3. in the meanwhile, the novel also shows the author attitude towards colonialism and negro slavery. through