Describe the feelings of young Robinson Crusoe during his first voyage.

begins his
first voyage upon the invitation of a friend and his friends father, beginning his career as a
sailor. On his first night aboard the vessel, he experiences the turbulence of the ship as it
enters the sea and feels stark terror, in addition to seasickness, believing this turbulence to
be a result of a terrible storm in which he will soon die. In his fear, Crusoe prays to God and
swears that if God will save him from the terrible storm, he will return home and beg his
fathers forgiveness, just as the prodigal son did in the Biblical. He feels
especially...