6.2-Daniel-Defoe-and-Robinson-Crusoe-(2017年).pptVIP

* The description depicts Crusoe as in a superior, condescending position, while Friday as humble, subservient and servile. Friday’s instantaneous servitude to Crusoe also raises questions about Crusoe’s sense of his own rank and power. Without so much as a second thought, Crusoe accepts Friday as a servant and an inferior, assuming his own superiority. Friday may be the first New World “savage” in English literature to force a questioning of whether white people should automatically assume superiority over other races. * Friday may be the first New World “savage” in English literature: “我