My favourite book is “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe. D. Defoe (1660-1731) was a great master of realistic detail. The novel “Robinson Crusoe” was written in 1719. The novel is praise to human labour and the triumph of man over nature. Defoe shows the development of his hero. At the beginning of the story we see an unexperienced youth, a rather frivolous boy, who then becomes a strong-willed man.
Robinson Crusoe’s most characteristic trait is his optimism. His guiding principle in life become “never say die” and “in trouble to be troubled is to have your troubles doubled”. He had confidence in himself and in man. He believed it was within the power of man to overcome all difficulties. Crusoe was an enthusiastic worker and always hoped for the best.
Defoe is a writer of the Enlightenment. He teaches people how to live, he tries to teach what’s good and what’s bad.
His novel “Robinson Crusoe” is not only a work of fiction, an account of adventures, a biography and an educational pamphlet. It is a study of man, a great work showing man in relation to nature and civilization as well as in relation to labour and private property
Answer the questions. Give short answers. Ответьте на вопросы кратко.
Who wrote the novel “Robinson Crusoe”?
What does the writer teach people?
When was the novel written?
Is Robinson Crusoe a work of fiction?
What is Robinson Crusoe’s most characteristic trait?
What are Robinson Crusoe’s guiding principles in life?
What kind of man was Crusoe?
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Ответ:2. Read the summaries of the books below. Then write what type of book each one is.
Thriller Fairy tale Adventure Science Fiction Romance Fantasy
1. Robinson Crusoe wants to live an interesting life, so at the age of twenty he leaves his home to board a ship. After many adventures at sea, he buys a farm in Brazil, and then he decides to travel to Guinea. But his ship breaks up in bad weather and goes down. Crusoe is the only one to survive. He finds himself alone on an island, where he spends the next twenty-eight years.
2. Once upon a time, a little girl starts out for her grandmother’s house in the forest. She is wearing her favourite red coat and she is carrying a basket of food for her grandma. But, as she is walking into the forest, a big bad wolf appears.
3. A man makes a time machine which takes him to the future. He travels to the year 802, 701 and finds himself in a beautiful place with beautiful people called Eloi. However, not everything is nice in this fantastic future world; the dangerous Morlocks make the time traveller run away and never return.
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