The
Webster-Merriam dictionary defines
materialism as "a preoccupation with...material rather
than intellectual or
spiritual things."
As the story begins, we find
that
Crusoe is an impulsive young man, not intellectually or spiritually centered.
Crusoe's
father is rich enough to provide for his family, as well as to
educate his son so that he might
be a lawyer one day. "Things" come easily to
Robinson, and as is the case with so many
of us, he has no concept of what is
truly valuable until he has
nothing.
Crusoe feels driven to go to sea. Although everyone he knows tries
to deter him, he will not be stopped. So Crusoe goes to sea. He barely survives the
ship's
destruction in a storm--but once he reaches land, even though advised
again not to, Crusoe
cannot resist the siren call of the sea.
This trip is
also a disaster: the ship is
captured by pirates. Crusoe is enslaved for
two years. When he escapes, he
eventually buys a plantation and is very successful.
One
example of Crusoe's...
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