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Daniel Defoe(1660-1731) Father of English novels The out-coming of novels 18thc is a period of rapid growth of capitalism as a result of Glorious Revolution and Industrial Revolution. The novelist in this period understood that their job is to tell the truth about the life as they saw it. So the 18thc is the golden age of the English realistic novel. The father is Daniel Defoe. Ⅰlife-story 1.go through all extremes of life, from poverty to wealth, from prosperity to obscurity, from prison to immense popularity and royal favor. 2. Jack of all trades esp. He has been a journalist and a pamphleteer. Then he had a great practice of in writing simple, precise and straightforward style, which lay a solid foundation for his realistic writing. Realism: (in art and literature) showing real life, facts ,etc. in a true way, omitting nothing that is ugly and painful and idealizing nothing. ⅡThe Charm of “ Robinson Crusoe” Based on a true story First- person Narration, make it authentic realistic style: exact number and specific details Portray a successful figure of capitalist. ⅢAbout Robinson Crusoe 1.story The story was based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, who was put ashore on an uninhabited island and spent 5 years there. Defoe was probably familiar with several versions of this tale, and added many incidents from his own imagination to his account of Crusoe, presenting it as a true story. ①The story starts with Robinson Crusoe’s running away from home. An inexperienced teenager and a young man full of bright fancies about the future, he naturally chooses going to sea, because in those days it meant a chance to live a chivalrous （武士般的，侠义的） life, to see the wonders of the world and to make a fortune. After many setbacks and adventures on the sea, he settles down in Brazil as a planter. ②But the call of the sea is so strong that he soon embarks on another voyage, this time, to Africa. Unfortunately a frightful storm blows the boat off its course and shipwrecks it near