Robinson Crusoe - New Curriculum Recommended Reading - Green Apple Teenager's Must-Read Classics

Author: Daniel Defoe
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The protagonist of this book, Robinson, has been obsessed with navigation since childhood. To realize his dream of sailing, he left home without his parents' consent or advice and eventually found an opportunity to embark on a voyage, which led him into a deep abyss of hardship. During a shipwreck, he was swept ashore to an uninhabited island by a giant wave. From then on, he began his 20-year life on the island. He built houses, made tools, grew crops, raised livestock, and overcame various difficulties, surviving on the island with an indomitable will. With his hardworking hands and extraordinary perseverance, he created a miracle of survival on the island. After enduring hardships and tribulations and tasting all kinds of bitterness, he finally returned to his homeland. His spirit of daring to take risks and his courage to create deeply inspires and moves readers. Robinson Crusoe tells the story of an Englishman, Robinson, who goes on an adventure at sea. Robinson went to sea three times for business, but the last time his ship ran aground and sank, leaving only him alive. He escaped to an uninhabited island in the South American sea. He survived by relying on himself, struggling hard, and fighting against nature and local savages. He spent more than twenty years alone on the island. Later, he saved a captain betrayed by sailors and together they reclaimed the ship, finally returning to his homeland. Defoe's works are detailed and realistic. Although the plots are fictional, they often make readers feel as if they are there. This is one of the reasons why his works are loved by people all over the world. This series of books is suitable for lower-grade students to read. Each story includes phonetic annotations and explanations for more complex words, allowing readers to gain more knowledge while reading the stories. Let the rain of classic literature nourish pure hearts.