Robinson Crusoe :

                   Robinson Crusoe: 

     Robinson Crusoe is the novel by Denial Defoe and its first published in 25 April 1719. It is a novel about Robinson Crusoe. It is adventure story.

                     

1)write about colonial discourse in Robinson Crusoe:

Ans -   Colonialism in the novel:

• Giving the Name:

         In this novel Crusoe saved one native 's life and by saving his life he giving that man a name ' Friday.'

    " I let him know his name should be Friday which was the day I saved his life."

       He also calling Friday as " My man Friday".

• Relationship:

 

     In the novel the relationship of Friday and Crusoe is as a master- slave relationship. Crusoe tells Friday to call him master. So thus Crusoe thinks himself as a master and Crusoe as a slave.

• Language:

       Friday Jones his own native language but later on Crusoe teaches him his own language that is "English".

• Culture:

 

      Crusoe teaches his culture to Friday. He tells Friday to wearing cloths. He forcing him to wear clothes. Friday was not comfortable in clothes but he have to wear clothes because of Crusoe.

• Religion :

     

      As a part to colonizing Crusoe also talked about his religion and God to Friday. Through this he wants to tell him superiority of his God.

 

 2) How colonialism works in our life (in contemporary time/ of our surrounding Give examples )?

Ans - In contemporary time colonialism working in many ways like we are free from British ruling but they still ruled in our minds.

• we learn English language and we give more importance to their language and culture.

• we celebrating 31 December.

• we are attracted by their white skin and we want to as fair as they are and so for that we using many beauty products.

• we also celebrate birthday and anniversaries.

• celebration of Mother's day ,Father's day,children's day etc.

3)  Do you think that movie is different than original novel?

Ans - yes, movie is different than original novel.

• In the movie only describing one voyage but in the novel describing two or three voyages.

• In the novel Crusoe forced Friday to wear clothes but in the movie Crusoe never told Friday to wear clothes.

• In the novel Friday accepting Crusoe as a 'Master' and he followed everything which was told by Crusoe. In the movie Friday never accepting Crusoe as a master. He told him that ' I am not slave'.

• In the novel Friday accepting Crusoe 's God and his religion but in the movie Friday never accepting his God and he also says that :

      " I don't like your God and I don't like you. "

    We can see the rebelling nature of Friday.

• In the novel Friday needs Crusoe but in movie when Friday leaves him at that time he feels alone and he apologized for his behavior and thus Crusoe needs Friday.

• In the novel Crusoe considered as a brave man and Friday considered as fearful man but in the movie it is opposite Friday is brave man and Crusoe is feels fearful at many times.

• In the novel the relationship between Crusoe and Friday is as master and slave relationship. In the movie it is totally different from it. In the movie they both are good friends.

4) Anti colonial elements in the film:

 Ans - In the film Friday has rebellion nature. He never accept Crusoe's religion and his God. He has courage to denied everything.

• In the film Friday never frightened for the Gun. He wants to know more about that Gun.

• In the film the relationship between Crusoe and Friday is as friends not as a master and slave relationship.

• In the film Friday never accepting Crusoe's culture, religion and his clothes. He never changing himself. Crusoe never force for anything.

                                                                                         

                                                                                                            Thank you...