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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Robinson Crusoe in Books

Oct 10, 2017 (Updated Oct 11, 2017)  
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe, Andrew Cullum | 1719 | Fiction & Poetry
4
6.0 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
Outdated colonial claptrap
I didn't particularly like this book even as a child, especially its overt racist storyline. Robinson Crusoe, an explorer and wanderer, at one point becomes a slave owner, aligning himself with other planters and undertaking a trip to Africa in order to bring back a shipload of slaves. At this point, he survives a storm and a shipwreck and ends up as the sole survivor. Because of the initial plot, I found it difficult to sympathise with his plight. They also speak of cannibalism, addressing others as "savages". It's a colonial tale that has become outdated.