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What was one thing Crusoe exchange with the Portuguese Captain for his freedom?
Crusoe gave the captain a small boat. Crusoe traded Xury as a slave. --- APEX
About Robinson Crusoe?
before he is stranded in the island he has XUry, young boy. later when he is stranded on the island there is Poll his pet parrot. whom he caught. and he also has two dogs, but not at the same time. one dies of old age, then fetches another from a boat that was also stranded in the island later on in the novel. oh and he also has 2 cats.
What does Crusoe's exchange of Xury to the Portuguese captain reveal about his character?
Crusoe values loyalty but often gains it through manipulation.
What is the master-slave relationship in Robinson Crusoe?
The 'Master-Slave dialectic' as proposed by Hegel remains prominent throughout the novel. Slave trade and the concept of Master and slave is projected to have persisted prominently in Crusoe's time. The master-slave relation in the novel, first of all is displayed when Robinson Crusoe is taken captive by the Moors and made a slave to a certain master. He however, manages to escape from there with a boy called Xury. The kind of relationship the two of them have is the second place where master-slave dialectic is portrayed. Xury chooses to remain obedient to Crusoe even until he is sold to a certain pirate. Later when he reaches Brazil and owns a plantation he decides to accompany the group to the Guinea Coast of Africa to deport the slaves from there. This is another instance which shows us the extent to which slave-trade has remained embedded in the culture of that time. Further, Crusoe remains ignorant of the vices of such trades although he projects himself to be religiously inclined. The kind of relationship Crusoe shares with Man Friday is the most essential instance that depicts the Master-Slave relationship. Critics are of the view that Robinson Crusoe, in the island can be compared to the whole European Citizens and Man Friday, the whole African slaves. The novel is in fact, a microcosmic representation of the whole concept of Master-Slave culture that persisted during those times in Europe.
The character you dislike in Robinson Crusoe?
This is a very subjective question, so everyone will have their own answer. Probably most people would say Robinson Crusoe himself. Why? - Crusoe appears to be racially prejudiced - for example, the way that he relates to Friday, treating him as inferior. - He think of slavery as acceptable and even desirable. One example would be Xury (a young boy whom he treats as his friend - but forces to do all his dirty work). Also, he travels to Africa with the intention of returning with a cargo load of slaves. - Robinson Crusoe seems to exaggerate his "sin" of leaving his parents. (For more on this interesting and controversial topic see here: http://www.robinsoncrusoe.ca/qanda.htm)
How do you pronounce Xury?
xury
Which sentence from defoes Robinson crusoe best illustrates the concepts found in the great chain of being?
[M]y boy Xury, which I was loth to take; not that I was not willing to let the captain have him, but I was very loth to sell the poor boy's liberty, who had assisted me so faithfully in procuring my own (28).
What impact does the phrase sell the poor boys liberty have on the meaning of this passage?
It emphasizes the point that Xury is Crusoe's property and Crusoe can do with him as he pleases.
Which sentence from Defoe's Robinson Crusoe best illustrates the concepts found in the Great Chain of Being?
[A]nd though, [Crusoe's father] said, he would not cease to pray for me, yet he would venture to say to me that if I did take this foolish step, God would not bless me (3).
What is a detailed summary of Robinson Crusoe?
Well in the beginning of the novel he is living with his father and mother in England but he always wants to go out to sea but he needs the permission from his dad. Then one day he runs away and travels on boat. This boat is destroyed in a storm then another ship helps them and they are saved. Then he is captured and taken away with a king who uses Crusoe as a slave. And the King likes him and allows him to have the boat to go fishing and he takes it and runs away. When he is traveling he has a boy named Xury onboard with him and they go and get the brasil but Robinson sells him to a man who saved his life. Then he has a plantation where he makes tabocco. And then he goes on a boat to get all the slaves from the island that he ezcaped from with 11 other men but then the ship is in a storm and they all die but Crusoe and he is shipwrecked on an island. Here he lives for 37 years, he builds many things like caves and a little place for him to live. He has grown his own corn and bread, and he finds that there are goats on the island and he eats them. He has a whole group that he tamed for himself and they continue to help him get milk and food. He had a dog and cats and a parrot named Poll. Then in the 26 year he meets a savage that he trains and he calls him Friday. Later he is saved
