Thursday, July 5, 2012

Can anyone help me compare the novels Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island?

Based
on the wording of the question being "compare," I am assuming that the answer should
focus on the similarities between the two texts.

Probably the first thing to
take note of is that both books are from the first-person narrative perspective.
Treasure Island does depart from that perspective for two chapters, but the
rest of the time readers are reading Jim's perspective. The first-person narration is important
for this kind of story/genre because both stories are adventure and survival stories. Being
narrated from the first person really puts readers in the shoes of the main . This helps us to
better relate to each narrator. It should also be noted that the narrators of both stories are
young men.

Both stories are focused on adventure and survival; however, the
mainis different. Jim is mainly fighting against people, while Crusoe is a man vs. nature
conflict. Another similar theme between the two novels is a theme of friendship. Once Crusoe
rescues Friday, the...

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