Robinson Crusoe

Author: Daniel Defoe
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: "Danger, danger makes one tense, tension makes one feel the power of life, wandering in danger is indeed meaningful!" Robinson Crusoe, who always yearns and pursues, practices this very maxim. He went on voyages several times and finally met with disaster, stranded alone on an island. Fate was harsh, casting him into a desolate place with no human trace; fate was kind, as the desolate place was also a lush garden abundant in grass and herbs. However, the grass could not turn into items and food by itself. With the limited tools salvaged from the wrecked ship, through his arduous and relentless efforts (it took forty-two days to make a plank and two years to build a boat), he eventually had a boat, bread to eat, pottery to use, a garden to cultivate, a pasture, and two dwellings. On the surface, everything he did seemed to serve only his personal survival, lacking much significance. But in the process, he demonstrated an uncompromising and tenacious spirit, declaring to people how one truly becomes a great person.