my-reading-report-on-Robinson-Crusoe

Persistence+Courage+Optimism=Miracle——MyreflectiononRobinsonCrusoeItseemstobeimpropriatetogiveanequationtitletoanarticle.Butthat’sreallywhatcomesinmymindinthefirstplacethemomentIfinishreadingthefamousliterarymasterpieceRobinsonCrusoe.Despitethefactthatitisanovel,creationofaman,Ijustregardthewholestoryasamiracle,amiraclethatcanhappenonourordinarypeople.ThisgreatmasterpieceisauthoredbyDanielDefoe.It’sapainstakingeffortofhim,buttosomeextent,it’sanotherdescriptionofhisreallife.He’dbeenwanderingaroundandtrieddifferentjobs,justlikeCrusoe’sinclinationtogetonboardtoexperienceadventures.Heencounteredanunbearabledifficultywhenhewas32,aman’sprimeage,justlikeabouteighteen-year-oldCrusoe’slandingontheuninhibitedisland.Hereceivedgreatfameaswellassomefortunetohelphimpaybacksomeofthedebtsattheageofnearly60whenhefinishedthebook,while,coincidently,Crusoe’sbacktoEnglandagaincosthim28years.Icanfeelhisbitterstruggles,tearsandgriefs,however,Ireadoutthreemoreimportantthings——persistence,courageandoptimism.RobinsonCrusoe,aeighteen-year-oldyouthwhoresidesinHull,England,isdeterminedtogoonseavoyagestoseekforadventures,althoughhisfatherwisheshimtobecomealawyer.Inspiteofapeacefullifeasalawyerdescribedbyhisfather,herunsawaywithafriendandgoestoLondonbysea.However,theycomeacrossastormontheseaandhavetolandonYarmouth.SoonafterthathisfriendleaveshimfuriouslywhenhelearnsthatCrusoelefthisfamily.InsteadofbeinghumiliatedifhegoesbacktoHull,hemakeshiswaytoLondonvialandandtherehegetsanotherchancetogooverseastocontinuefulfillinghisdream.Butunfortunatelyheismadeaslavebyagroupofpirateshalfway.FortwoyearshetriestoescapeuntilonedayheissentouttofishwithtwootherMoorishyouths.Hemanagestoescapewithoneoftheyouthsandtheyreachedanislandoffriendlyblackmen.CrusoesetsoutagainwithaPortugueseshipandarrivedinBrazilwherehelaterbecomeatraderthere.Oncehetrieswithanothergroupofpeopletodoslaverytradeandtakesanothervoyage.Butthistimetheshipwreckisdestructive.Tomakethingsworse,heistheonlysurvivoronanisolatedisland.Crusoeremainsontheislandfortwenty-sevenyears.Withmanyprovisionstakenfromtheship,herecreateshisEnglishlife——buildinghomes,makingnecessities,learninghowtocook,raisegoatsandgrowcrops.HeembracesreligionasabalmforhisunhappinessandisabletoconvincehimselfthathelivesamuchsimplerandlesswickedlifeherethanhedidinEurope.Hecomestoappreciatehissovereigntyovertheentireisland.Inthe15thyearofhisstay,hehappenstomeetcannibalisticsavageseatingprisoners,andoutofhumanity,hesavesaprisonerwhomhenamesFriday.FridayisextremelygratefulandbecomesRobinson'sdevotedservant.HelearnssomeEnglishandtakesontheChristianreligion.ForsomeyearsthetwolivehappilyandthentheymanagetosaveaSpaniardandFriday’sfatherfromanothershipofsavages.Afterafewmonths,thetwoleavetobringbacktherestoftheSpaniard'smen.BeforetheSpaniardandFriday'sfatherreturn,aboatofEuropeanmencomesashore.CrusoesayshewillhelpthemtofightagainsttheirmutinyingcrewaslongastheypromisetotakeFridayandhimselftoEnglandforfree.Theagreementismade.Togetherthislittlearmymanagestocapturetherestofthecrewandretakethecaptain'sship.FridayandCrusoearetakentoEngland.CrusoereturnstotheEnglishcountrysideandsettlesthere,livingacomfortablelife.Ijustcannotimaginethatamancanliveinanislandfornearly30years,especiallymostofthetimehehasnocompany.IfIwerehim,Iwouldbedrivencrazyafterafewdays.AsfarasIamconcerned,persistenceisthemostimportantfactorthatsupportshimtoliveontheisland.Withoutpersistence,hemaynothavethepassiontoliveonwhenfacingalotofproblemsanddifficulties.Histravelplanisdelayedformorethanonce.Hisfamily’sopposition,hisfriend’ssuddendeparture,thescarystorm,beingkidnappedbypirates,landingonatotallyunfamiliaranduninhibitedislandandwithoutanythingready-madetostartanewlife,allofthesehasnotfrightenedCrusoe.Hesetoutnewexpeditionagainandagain,althoughhecannotknowwhatliesaheadofhim.Whenhehastoliveontheislandalone,hedoesnotregretandjustthinkabouthowtoovercomethecurrentsituation.Forinstance,hespendsthirtydayscollectingandmovingalltheavailablegoodsleftontheship.Anddayafterday,yearafteryear,hehimselfbringsanEnglishwayoflivinghere.Hispersistencealsoreflectsinhisreligiousbelief.Heusesthiskindofpowertokeephisinnerheartfeelingpositiveandcontinuingstrugglingagainstthemisery.Whilepersistencegiveshimtheprimarymotivation,courageandoptimismgivehimanothertwoimportantinspirations.Hehasthecouragetoabandonthewayhisfatherhaspavedforhim.Hehasthecouragetotakeseavoyagestounknownplaces.Hehasthecouragetostartoutagaininspiteofstormandpirates.What’smore,itisbecauseofcouragethathedareliveonanuninhibitedislandinavastocean.ItisbecauseofcouragethathesavesFridayfromthechasingofcannibalisticsavages.Itisbecauseofcouragethathestandsouttofightwiththemutinyingcrew.WhenheiscaughtinadilemmawhetherheshouldreturntoHullorbeginanothervoyage,hechosethelatter.Tryingtoavoidbeinglaughedatisasignoflackingbravery.However,choosingtheotheroneneedsmorecourage.Optimismisquiteprecious,especiallyinsuchdifficulttimes.Oncehereachedthisisland,hedoesnotcomplainallday.Instead,heisthinkingabouthowtomakethisplacehishome.Tobaccoiswhathe