COURSE TITLE - 18 CENTURY LITERATURE

COURSE CODE – 263

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
METROPOLITIAN UNIVERSITY
SYEDA ZARA NASIR
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TASMIM AKTHER
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ROBINSON CRUSOE BY DANIEL DEFOE

CHAPTER X – TAMES GOATS

Robinson Crusoe is a novel written by Daniel Defoe. It wads first published on 25
April 1719. Besides this Daniel Defoe was a English trader, writer, journalist,
pamphleteer and spy. His most famous novel is Robinson Crusoe.

The story starts with a rebellious youth wanting to travel sea, explore more about sea
voyage and get adventure of sorts all experiences. But destiny had other plans.
Little did he know he invited misfortune.

In order to fulfill his wishes he was all set travel and see everything but he was stuck
a alone in a island where he was struggling to survive. He has no option but to fight
against the tough condition.
 It was now 5 years in island alone but now things are changed. He managed to
survive in course, now his employed by planting rice, raisins. He had foods to ea
t, had sufficient stock for future. He learned to survive the situation well enough b
ut his attempt to escape was never successful.

He went to the other side to explore but sadly was stuck in the strong current.
It was indeed risky but he had to survive. He did survive but had to bear a lot
of pain.

That was a very big hazard to survive but destiny has other plan for Robinson, it
seems like every time destiny tests him and he somehow narrowly escapes.
 Somehow he managed to survive the dangerous hazard he then understands
attempting to much at a time invites great troubles. He was very tired of all that
battle against destiny later he fell asleep but in half sleep he was hearing some
where abouts, he thought who can that be but then he realized it was his parrot,
the bird learned everything he taught, he was happy that at least he had someon
e to share his thoughts.

Now he has set his mind that he wont try to escape, he preferred to stay in this i
sland forever where he got everything like foods, shelter, new discoveries. A new
himself. His now optimistic person as now everything is going fine.
In the eleventh year Robinson develops a plan to tame domestic goat as his gun
power was almost over. After that he traps goats and tames by that it increase as
dozen goats. In the second year the total number was 43.

Now his become more precautious as he maintained gratitude towards god. He

stopped exploring or doing experiments of visiting anywhere as now it terrifies
him but he was indeed a lonely person inside.

His experiments did gave him fruitful results by all that his happy person now, he
had nothing earlier but now he has everything to live a easy life and a hope
everything will be better in future.
Things that we should learn from this chapter

He is a brave person, a mentally strong person too as well as he survived all the
hardships. We should learn to deal the situation calmly rather not panic.

We should keep trying, have faith in God. Indeed God has better plan we should
not rush or hurry.

Doing everything at a times is risky as one small mistake can be a death

invitation in such situation.

We should learn to adjust to the given situation rather not be ungrateful towards
what we have.

Overall Robinson’s story is a lesson to all of us to learn many things and try to
apply the good things in our life to make our life more better.
Some main themes form this chapter to notice

1) Uncertainty of destiny or fortunately misfortune both can go to either side.

2) Importance of self awareness or carelessness both had its effect on
Robinson.
3) Man and its relation towards natural world here in this chapter we can see the
nature indeed help him a lot. If he had misused the natural sources the scenario
might have been different.
4) A bunch of regret and a full satisfaction towards himself made his life way mor
e
peaceful.
5) Huge misconception of wealth bigger than life in this case wealth may serve al
l purpose of Robinson but for long term a good mental and physical health matter
s which he realizes later on in this island.
6) The living standard and deep mentality of society here Robinson thinks city life
is more hectic then this life as there is no self time, no emotion, no inner peace.
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