Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction…………………………………………………1
Chapter 2 The background of creating Robinson Crusoe’s image as a colonist…………………………………………………….1
2.1Social background…………………………………………….…….2
2.2The author—Daniel Defoe…………………………………………..风热型感冒.2
Chapter 3 Robinson’s typical characteristics as a colonizer……….....2
3.1 Robinson’s colonization conditions………………………………......3
3.2 Robinson’s colonization motivation……………………………….....3
3.3 Robinson’s religious belief健美操教学视频…………………………………………..4
3.4 Robinson’s colonial thoughts………………………………………..5
Chapter 4 Robinson’s colonial activities………………………………6
阿萨姆奶茶4.1 Robinson’s activities in economic colonization……………………….6
4.11 Land occupation………………………………………………6
4.12 Colonial trade请假条范文………………………………………………....7
4.2 Robinson’s cultural colonization …………………………………….7
4.21 The reasons for Robinson’s cultural reform to Friday……….…..8
4.22 Robinson’s cultural reform to Friday…………………………..9
Chapter 5 Conclusion………………………………………………….10
Notes…………………………………………………………………….10
References……………………………………………………………....11
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………….12
Abstract:
Robinson Crusoe, written by Daniel Defoe, is an adventure novel with the themes of the navigational adventure and the exploitation of an isolated island. This novel mainly illustrates Robinson Crusoe---reprenting the colonists who developed the “New World”--- surviving for as long as 28 years on the island, which fully show Robinson’s image as a colonist. In this paper the author tries to analyze Robinson’s image as a colonist from three aspects: the background of creating Robinson’s image as a colonist, Robinson’s typical characteristics as a colonizer and Robinson’s colonial activities.
Key words: Robinson Crusoe; colonist; colonial characteristic; colonial activity
摘要：
丹尼尔﹒笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》是一部以航海冒险，开发荒岛为主要内容的小说。这本书主要讲述了鲁滨逊﹒克鲁索---开拓“新世界”的殖民者独自在荒岛上生活了28年的故事。充分展示了鲁滨逊﹒克鲁索作为殖民者的形象。在本文中作者试图从三个不同的方面
来分析鲁滨逊的这一形象：构建鲁滨逊殖民者形象的背景，鲁滨逊所具有的殖民者的典型特征和鲁滨逊的殖民活动。
关键词： 《鲁滨逊漂流记》； 殖民者； 殖民特征； 殖民活动
1. Introduction
Robinson Crusoe, written in 1719, is sometimes considered to be the first novel in English. This novel, to some extent reflects the rising bourgeoisie at that time. It mainly records Robinson Crusoe’s life on the isolated island for 28 years. Ever since its first publication it has became one of the most popular novels in the world.
For many years, rearchers have analyzed Robinson Crusoe from three aspects: the religious perspective; aesthetic perspective and the perspective of Robinson as a bourgeoisie in the rising period 夜书所见叶绍翁.1马洛斯 However, if we read this novel by virtue of the post colonial theory, we will find that Robinson Crusoe also displays a colonial ideology. Robinson’s experiences are similar to early bourgeoisie’s colonization. Robinson’s develo
pment process is in fact an epitome of Western capitalism’s early practice of overas colonization. In this paper the author tries to analyze Robinson Crusoe’s image as a colonist.
The main body of this paper is a detailed analysis of Robinson Crusoe’s image as a colonist. The analysis is illustrated step by step from three aspects include the background of creating Robinson Crusoe’s image as a colonist, Robinson’s typical characteristics as a colonist and Robinson’s colonial activities. In conclusion, the author makes a brief summary on the whole thesis and some implications and limitations are also demonstrated for further study.
2. The background of creating Robinson Crusoe’s image as a colonist
Robinson Crusoe has won high prai from readers for many reasons. Among tho reasons, two reasons are evident. One is Defoe wrote the hero basing on social background at that time instead of writing by imagination. The other is the novel is accord with Daniel Defoe’s experience and viewpoints.
2.1 Social background
Great changes have taken place in 17th century and 18揭示近义词th生龙活什么 century in British. Tho changes can be en from three aspects: politics, economy and culture.
In politics, British bourgeoisie was in the rising period in the 17th century and dissatisfied with feudalism. After a ries of revolutions, advanced political system had t up in British, which lays a foundation for its colonial activity.
In economy, British started industrial revolution in 17th and 18th century. With the development of industrial revolution, British need acquire more material and ek wider market to sale products. Colonial expansion caters for the need, which we can e from Robinson’s colonial activity.
In culture, the Enlightenment occurred in Western Europe in the 18th century. The English enlighteners were bourgeois democratic thinkers. They thought the chief means for bettering the society was “enlightenment” or “education” for people. They believe their
thoughts are advanced and they have the rights to educate other race. Perhaps this is one reason for Robinson’s cultural colonization.
