RESUMEN DE ROBINSON CRUSOE.doc

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RESUMEN DE ROBINSON CRUSOE

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He prevails upon his mother to speak to his father and persuade him to allow one

voyage. If Robinson does not like it, he resolves to go home and think of the sea nomore. She reluctantly reports their conversation, but no headway is made, no consentgiven. About a year later, he is able to procure free passage on a friend's boat headingto ondon. Asking for no blessing or money, he boards the ship and leaves.

!isfortune begins immediately. "he sea is rough, and Robinson regrets his decision toleave home. He sees now how comfortably his father lives. "he sea calms, and after afew days, the thoughts are dismissed. "he narrator speaks with his companion,marveling at the #storm.# His companion laughs and says it was nothing at all. "here isdrinking that night, and Robinson forgets his fear of drowning. $ithin a few more days,the wind is behaving terribly, and then a true and terrible storm begins. Robinsonspends much time in his cabin, laying down in fright. He sees nothing but distress, andis convinced he is at death's door. "he ship is being flooded, and he is commissioned tohelp bail water. At one point Robinson faints, but is roused %uickly. "he water is comingtoo fast, so they board life boats. &eople on shore are ready to assist them, if they canreach land. "he boats arrive at armouth, and the magistrate gives the men rooms.

"hey must decide whether or not to continue to ondon or return to Hull. His comradenotes that Robinson should take this as a sign that he is not meant to go to sea. "heypart in an angry state. Robinson travels to ondon via land. He is ashamed to go homeand be laughed at by neighbors. (inally he decides to look for a voyage. He is deaf toall good advice, and boards a vessel bound for )uiana because he befriends the itscaptain. "his voyage, save seasickness, goes well, but upon arrival the captain dies.Robinson resolves to take his ship and be a )uiana trader.

*n a course towards the +anary Islands, they are attacked by "urkish pirates, whocapture them and take them into Sallee, a !oorish port. Robinson is now a slave. Hisnew master takes him home for drudgery work. "he narrator meditates escape for thene t two years. An opportunity presents itself when his master sends Robinson, alongwith some !oorish youths, to catch some fish. Robinson secretly stores provisions andguns on the ship. "hey set out to fish. Robinson convinces the helmsman that they willfind fish further out. He goes behind one of the !oors and tosses him overboard, saying

that he should swim for shore because he the narrator is determined to have liberty.Robinson turns to the other boy, called -ury, and says he must be faithful or be tossedas well. -ury resolves fidelity and says he will see the world with Robinson. "hey sail for five days, as the narrator is an ious to get far away. "hey land in a creek and resolve toswim ashore and see what country this is. (or two days they are anchored there. "heyobserve #mighty creatures# yelling on shore and swimming towards the ship. Robinsonfires a gun to discourage them from swimming further. "hey are not sure what animalthis is. Although the two are scared, they need water. "ogether they will go ashore, andeither they will both live or both die. "he land appears uninhabited. "hey are able to killa hare like animal for dinner and obtain fresh water. Robinson is sure they are on the

+anary or the +ape /erde Islands. He hopes to come upon 0nglish trading vessels thatwill allow them to board. "he two men remain in the creek. "ogether they kill a lion for sport as they pass the time. -ury cuts off a foot for them to eat. "hey begin to sail along


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dashed to pieces and they will be overtaken by the undercurrent and drowned. "heyhave to at least try and swim. *nce they 5ump into the sea, Robinson has some goodluck and is helped to shore by a wave. He runs as the sea continues to chase him. "hewater fights him, but he manages to land safely on shore. Robinson thanks )od for hisdeliverance. He looks around, sees nothing to help him, and runs about like a madman

until he falls asleep in a tree. "he ne t day is calm and sunny. "he narrator now seesthat if they had stayed on board, the ship would have made it to land without beingdashed. 2ut the rest of the company is dead, and Robinson grieves. He swims out tothe ship and takes a few pieces to build a raft. *n this he loads the provisions,everything from food to weaponry.

Robinson looks about the island for a good place to live and store his supplies. "hereare no people, only beasts. A tent serves as his lodging. He makes a number of voyages to the ship in the ne t few weeks and brings back everything salvageable. Inorder to guard against possible savages, the narrator moves his tent near a cave withsteep sides. He sets up a home with cables and rigging. A hammock is his bed. Hemakes a cave behind the tent to serve as a cellar. ;iscovering goats on the island,Robinson goes out daily to kill his food. "his leads to his making a cooking area. $hendesolation threatens to overwhelm him, he forces himself to remember the deadcompany, and how much better off he is. At the very least he has housing and guns tokill food.

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"he sea captain is e tremely kind to +rusoe. He buys Robinson's boat, all of his worldlygoods, and -ury. At first the narrator is reluctant to part with his servant, but the captainpromises to free him in ten years if he has turned +hristian. As -ury finds thisagreeable, Robinson allows the e change. "he voyage to 2ra3il goes well. "he narratoris recommended by the captain to the house of an #honest man.# "his man lives on aplantation, and Robinson lives with him for a while. Seeing how rich the plantationowners are, he resolves to become a planter, and begins purchasing much land. *nceRobinson is planting, he becomes friendly with $ells, his &ortuguese neighbor. "heyslowly increase the diversity of their stock. At this 5uncture Robinson regrets having sold-ury. He is in a trade that he knows nothing about, and he has no one to talk to but theneighbor. If he had listened to his father, he would have been comfortable at home. Still,he is sustained by his augmenting wealth.

"he captain returns and tells Robinson to give him a letter of procuration so that he canbring the narrator half of the fortune he has left with the 0nglish captain's widow. Hereturns not only with money, but with a servant. Robinson is now infinitely richer than hisneighbor, and purchases a #6egro slave# and a #0uropean servant.# 0ach year hegrows more tobacco and thrives. 2ut he is not completely happy with this life4 #6ature#and #&rovidence# stir him so that he is not content, and winds up throwing himself intothe pit of human misery once more. Having made friends during his four year residencein 2ra3il, he has spoken much of voyages to )uinea, where one can buy desirableitems, but especially 6egro servants for plantation work. It is a highly restricted trade,though. "hree merchants come to him and say they want to buy the 6egroes privatelyfor their own plantations. "hey ask if he will 5oin and manage the trading on )uinea.

Ignoring the inner voice of his father, Robinson wholeheartedly agrees to go. He makesthe investing merchants promise they will look after his plantation if he #miscarries.# Heboards the ship on the first of September, eight years after he ran away from home.


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)ood weather lasts for a while, but then it turns stormy. *ne man dies of sickness7 alittle boy is washed overboard. After 89 days it is clear that the ship will not make it dueto leakiness. "hey decide to try and make it to Africa, where they can get assistance.(or 8: days they sail, and another storm hits. "here is land in the distance, but they areafraid it might be inhabited by savages who will eat them. "he ship crashes into sand,

and the sea powerfully washes over it. "hey use their oars to edge closer to shore, buttheir hearts are heavy because they know as soon as they get there, the ship will bedashed to pieces and they will be overtaken by the undercurrent and drowned. "heyhave to at least try and swim. *nce they 5ump into the sea, Robinson has some goodluck and is helped to shore by a wave. He runs as the sea continues to chase him. "hewater fights him, but he manages to land safely on shore. Robinson thanks )od for hisdeliverance. He looks around, sees nothing to help him, and runs about like a madmanuntil he falls asleep in a tree. "he ne t day is calm and sunny. "he narrator now seesthat if they had stayed on board, the ship would have made it to land without beingdashed. 2ut the rest of the company is dead, and Robinson grieves. He swims out tothe ship and takes a few pieces to build a raft. *n this he loads the provisions,everything from food to weaponry. Robinson looks about the island for a good place tolive and store his supplies. "here are no people, only beasts. A tent serves as hislodging. He makes a number of voyages to the ship in the ne t few weeks and bringsback everything salvageable. In order to guard against possible savages, the narrator moves his tent near a cave with steep sides. He sets up a home with cables andrigging. A hammock is his bed. He makes a cave behind the tent to serve as a cellar.;iscovering goats on the island, Robinson goes out daily to kill his food. "his leads tohis making a cooking area. $hen desolation threatens to overwhelm him, he forceshimself to remember the dead company, and how much better off he is. At the very leasthe has housing and guns to kill food.

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It takes some weeks for Robinson to recover his full strength. He marvels at thisdeliverance from sickness. !ore serious reading of the 2ible commences. "he narrator now looks at his past life with complete horror. His thoughts are directed to a #higher nature.# "he rainy season is dangerous to his health, so he spends little time walkingabout. +rusoe's habitation is set7 he feels that he wants to e plore the rest of the island.$hen the weather improves, he goes about and sees many meadows. He also findssome tobacco growing. In the woods there is fruit growing in great abundance, and a

spring of fresh water. Robinson tries to being fruit back, but he is gone so long it spoils.He resolves to try again.

Returning to his home, +rusoe finds that some of his grapes have been trod upon."here must be wild creatures thereabouts. He hangs the remaining grapes to dry theminto raisins. Robinson loves the wilder part of the island so dearly that he resumes histhoughts of a new habitation, and decides to simply build another one and have twohomes4 a #sea coast house# and a #country house.# He finishes in time for the ne t rainyseason. His cats are breeding with wild cats on the island, so he is forced to kill some of them, that his food supply is not entirely diminished. "he year anniversary of his arrivalis unhappy. He prays again to )od.


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He has learned the rainy season from the dry season, and decides to plant crops of riceand corn. "he first crop is a good one, so Robinson e tends the arable land. He busieshimself with the farming and with making finer household items, like baskets. He movesfre%uently between his two homes. His greatest desire at the moment is for a pipe. *nan e ceptionally clear day, he spies a line of land, but he cannot be sure where it is. He

is sure, however, that the inhabitants are cannibalistic savages. He discovers moreanimals on his rambles around the island. !any times the narrator sleeps outdoors, intrees to protect himself.

$hen he comes home, however, he is always very happy. He has tamed a parrot and ayoung goat, who follow him endlessly. "he two year anniversary arrives, and it is stillsolemn, but with much more 5oy in Robinson's heart. His desires in life are completelyaltered. He decides he can be more happy in this e istence than in his previous one.Scripture reading is done daily and methodically. "he narrator finds that his crops arebeing eaten by birds. He shoots one and uses it successfully as a scarecrow. "he ne tgoal is to try and make bread. His parrot &oll now talks.

Robinson makes some very good pots and 5ars. He then forms a stone mortar to beatthe corn into meal, and a sieve to dress it. *ver hot embers he bakes the batter andgets corn bread. "his new techni%ue leads to an enlargement of the barns, to hold morecorn.

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Robinson is growing curious about the land on the other side of the island. He believesfrom there he might spot a mainland and obtain escape. et he does not think aboutfalling into the hands of savages. "he narrator wishes for -ury and the boat they sailed.He resolves to try and repair the wrecked ship's boat, but it sinks repeatedly. He thendecides to build his own boat. +rusoe is unsure as to how he will get the boat off land,but decides to worry about this later. In retrospect this is referred to as #preposterousmethod# of work. "he boat is well made, but Robinson is unable to get it to the water due to its weight. "he only way is to build a canal to the ocean, which will take a longwhile. "he fourth anniversary comes, and +rusoe observes it with respect, marvelingthat there is no wickedness here. Ironically, all the money he has is worthless he longsfor a tobacco pipe or a handmill. He reflects upon the goodness of &rovidence, andspends much time remembering important dates in his life.

Robinson's clothes have begun to wither. He manages to use the skins of creatures hehas killed to make a #sorry shift.# "he skins keep him very dry in the rain, so he decidesto make an umbrella. He also makes another boat, small enough that he can get it tothe water. In the si th year of his #reign or captivity,# he sets out on a voyage around theisland. "he current is strong and sweeps him away from the island. +rusoe begins tofear that he will not be able to return. )radually the wind changes, and the narrator immediately goes back to shore, drops to his knees, and thanks )od. He is able toreach his country house by nightfall. He is terribly frightened to hear a voice calling hisname, asking where he is, until he sees it is the parrot &oll. (or the ne t year Robinson

lives a %uiet, sedate life. He perfects his carpentry skills and is able to make a wheeltool to aid in his building. His powder supply is decreasing, so he begins to set traps tocatch the goats and have his own flock. 0leven years have past. "he goats provide him


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with milk, from which the narrator is able to make butter and cheese. He now dines likea #king among his sub5ects.# Still the narrator longs to sail around the island, but he isafraid of being swept away. "hus he decides to have a boat on either side of the island.*ne day going to visit his boat, he spies a man's footprint near it. Robinson isthunderstruck with fear4 it must be a savage from nearby lands. He wonders if there are

on the island, if it is the mark of the devil. His religious hope is abating. 2ut the narrator resolves to let )od decide if he is not to be delivered from the evil, so be it.

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Robinson begins to think that he might have made the footprint himself7 this makes himbolder and he goes out again to milk his goats. 2ut he walks with incredible fear, alwayslooking behind him. He concludes that since he has not seen anyone in fifteen years,the people must come from abroad in boats. He wants to hide himself even more, so hereinforces his walls and plants groves of trees that develop into a forest in si yearstime. He moves his goats to a more remote location and divides them into two groups.+rusoe makes his way to the shore opposite to the one on which he landed, and finds itlittered with human bones. His fear of cannibalistic savages is confirmed. He thanks)od that he was not eaten and that he is distinguished from these people whom hesees as abhorrent. )radually the narrator becomes comfortable again, but he iscautious about firing his gun, and prefers to tend his livestock, so he does not have tohunt. Aside from this, he sets his mind to other tasks, such as learning to make beer.

+rusoe is not fearful but vengeful. He longs for the chance to hurt these savages andsave the victims. Several times he imagines the proper mode of ambush and attack. Hepicks the e act sniper spots. A daily tour commences to look out for approaching ships.He then steps back, however, and wonders if it is his place to engage in violence withpeople who have not done him any personal harm, and who are most likely killingprisoners of war. Robinson debates with himself and concludes that he should leavethem to the 5ustice of )od. He continues his secluded life and is once more thankful for his deliverance. *ccasionally he is frightened by strange sounds, and he is stillcautious. 2ut the narrator tells himself that if he is not fit to face the devil, he could nothave lived twenty years alone on the island. "ime continues passing. Robinson spendstime with his parrot and his various animals.

*ne day, he is stunned to see a fire on his side of the island the savages are back. Hesees they have two canoes from a lookout point, but he does not dare approach them.$hen the tide returns they leave. +rusoe is horrified at the human remains on theshore. *nce again he wants to destroy the savages when they return. $hen the twentyfourth anniversary passes, Robinson spies the wreck of a Spanish ship drifting towardsthe island. His heart is lightened by the thought that there might be a survivor. Hehastens to his boat, gathers provisions, and rows out to the wreck. Aside from a yelpingdog, he finds no one living. +rusoe takes the dog, along with some li%uor, clothing andmoney, back to the island with him.

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"he narrator resumes his %uiet steady life. He always thinks upon the goodness of &rovidence. 2ut he is haunted by dreams of savages. In this time the narrator hasthought that upon saving the life of a captive or a savage himself, he might be able tomake him his companion and obtain escape from the island. *nly now does he reali3ehow lonely he has been. +rusoe waits patiently, and after a year and a half he is

rewarded by the appearance of five canoes on shore. Against twenty or thirty men, hewonders how he will fight. He spies two #miserable wretches# being pulled from theboat. As one is beaten and cut open for the feast, the other manages to run away,towards Robinson. He fetches his two guns and goes to save #the creature's# life.

He manages to shoot the two men pursuing the prisoner. "he prisoner then begins tobow to the narrator and rest his head on his foot. He is ama3ed that his enemies aredead. Apparently he has never seen a gun. "ogether they bury the bodies. Robinsongives the man bread, raisins and water, who then falls asleep. He is a good lookingyouth, about twenty si years old, but he does not speak 0nglish. Robinson manages totell the man that his name is (riday, and that he should call the narrator !aster. $henthey go out and reach the graves of the two men, (riday makes signs that they shouldeat the bodies. +rusoe becomes very angry and leads away the docile (riday. He stillhungers for flesh, but the narrator makes him understand that he will be killed if he eatsother men. (riday is dressed in his master's image. He becomes a most devotedmanservant. "he relationship is very loving. Robinson seeks to make (riday civili3edwith everything from eating habits to religious teachings. He teaches him how to useguns and roast goats. +rusoe is having a wonderful time.

A year goes by in this pleasant way. (riday learns broken 0nglish. He manages to tellRobinson that they are near the +aribbean, and that they would need a big boat to getback to his homeland. "he narrator begins to teach about the +hristian )od. (ridaydoes not understand why the ;evil cannot be beaten if )od is stronger. Robinsonmakes him understand that all must be given the chance to repent and be pardoned.0 plaining this makes +rusoe even more full of faith because he clears up his ownideas. (riday tells him that there are white men living peaceably on his native land.

$hen the weather is clear, (riday re5oices at seeing his homeland in the distance.Robinson worries that he might return there and resume his old habits. "hus he is

5ealous. 2ut (riday assures him that he only wants to return so that he can teach theothers. He says that +rusoe would have to come with him, though, or he would not beable to leave. He cannot even bear for +rusoe to send him to the continent first they

have lived in harmony for three years. "ogether they manage to build a big boat.Robinson sets the adventure for the post rain months of 6ovember and ;ecember.

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2efore (riday and Robinson can make their 5ourney, three canoes arrive on the island.(riday panics. Robinson provides him with some rum, and they gather their weapons.+rusoe is not worried7 they are #naked, unarmed wretches# who are subservient to him."he savages have prisoners. As (riday and Robinson approach, they are eating theflesh of one. A white bearded man of 0uropean descent is a prisoner. "he narrator is

horrified and enraged, for he thought those men lived peaceably with (riday's people. Against nineteen men (riday and +rusoe wage battle, (riday always copying the movesof his master. In the chaos, the prisoners are freed. *ne of them is a Spaniard. "he


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narrator enlists his help in shooting his captors. "ogether the three of them manage tokill most of the savages.

"he remaining ones run to two of the canoes and hastily row away, never again toreturn to the island. In the third canoe another man is founded, bound and gagged.

(riday is ecstatic it is his father. "he reunion is 5oyous, and the narrator is very touched."hey give the prisoners bread and water. (riday and Robinson make them some beds.+rusoe is very happy that #his island is now peopled,# and he is #rich in its sub5ects.# Heconsiders himself the rightful lord. "alking with the Spaniard, Robinson learns that moreof his men are living with the savages, but in peace. "he narrator would like to 5ointhese 0uropeans, but he fears being a prisoner in 6ew Spain and being sent to theIn%uisition. "he Spaniard assures him this would not happen. He is so impressed withRobinson's island that he wants to bring the rest of his men there to live. 0veryoneworks to increase the livestock and crops in preparation. (inally the Spaniard and(riday's father are sent back in the canoe to gather the men.

As (riday and Robinson await their return, they spy another ship close to shore. Itappears to be an 0nglish boat. Some men row to the island. "hree of them areprisoners. "he seamen are running about, trying to e plore this strange place. Robinsondearly wishes that the Spaniard and (riday's father were here to help fight. $hile theseamen sleep, +rusoe and (riday approach the prisoners, who see them as )od sent."hey learn from one that he is the captain of the ship, and his crew has mutinied. "heywant to leave him with the first mate and a passenger to perish. Robinson says he willtry to save them on two conditions4 that they pretend no authority on the island, and thatif the battle is won, that they take (riday and himself to 0ngland passage free. It isagreed.

"hey are able to surprise everyone on land, killing some and granting mercy to thosewho beg for their lives. +rusoe tells the captain of his life on the island. "he captain isvisibly moved. 6e t they want to recover the ship. *n the water they hear shots. $iththe aid of a binocular type instrument, they see another small boat of men approaching."he captain says only a few can be trusted7 the chief organi3er of the mutiny is in theboat. Robinson marshals his #troops,# consisting of (riday and the prisoners. "hey waitto start the battle.

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"he boat of men lands on shore. "hey e amine the first, broken boat. Shots go off to tryand find the other crew members. Robinson and his army wait for a while. 1ust as themen are going to leave, the narrator bids (riday and the first mate to holler from an areaof rising ground within his sight. "he men run back eagerly. "wo stay in the boat. +rusoeand the others surprise them and %uickly get them to 5oin their side. "he other men arelooking for the calls. (riday and the mate lead them astray until dark. "hey return to theboat and are stunned when they find the other two men gone. In the midst of their surprise Robinson and the army attack. "wo men are killed outright. "he captain tellsthe rest to surrender by order of the governor, +rusoe. Arms are laid down and the menare rounded up as prisoners and divided up. Some are taken to the goat pasture, some

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0 cept for the worst of the crew, they all pledge their undying devotion to the captain. Inthe guise of the governor's assistant, +rusoe tells them that if they mutiny or go back ontheir word, they will be killed. "he captain goes out with his men in a boat and is able toreclaim his large ship. He kills the head of the mutiny, and they hang his body from atree on the island. "he captain immediately hands over the ship to +rusoe. +rusoe

embraces the captain as his deliverer. He dresses in new clothing from the ship andposes as the )overnor. He addresses the untrustworthy prisoners, and tells them theycan either stay on the island or return to 0ngland and be hanged. "hey choose to stayon the isle. Robinson takes time to show them where all his amenities are. He and(riday leave on the ship with the rest of their little army.

Robinson arrives in 0ngland thirty five years after he left it. He finds the old &ortuguesecaptain in isbon and is able to get in contact with his old plantation partners. He findshe is very wealthy and successful. He pays the &ortuguese man and the widow whowas his trustee very well for all the kindness they have shown him. He sends his twosisters in the 0nglish countryside some money. +rusoe thinks of going to 2ra3il, butdecides he could not bear the rule under the religion of +atholicism. "hus he resolves tosell the plantation and settle in 0ngland. "o get to 0ngland from &ortugal, Robinsondecides not to sail but to go by land.

"he 5ourney is treacherous. "hey are almost attacked by wolves. "he guide becomes ill. At one point (riday must fight a bear. Happily enough, they are successful and arriveunscathed in ;over. Robinson eventually marries and has three children. $hen his wifedies, he takes a voyage with his nephew to the 0ast Indies. "here he sees that hisisland is faring well, the Spaniards having arrived at the behest of (riday's father andthe first Spaniard who landed on the isle. "here are women and young children as wellas men. +rusoe looks in on the inhabitants of the island from time to time. He is alwayson a voyage.

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