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TEXT 12-D.Defoe SUBIECTUL I. Consider The Text Below

The passage describes Robinson Crusoe teaching a man he rescued from cannibals, who he names Friday, how to communicate and establishes himself as the master. It then details Crusoe arming Friday and going with him to investigate where the cannibals had been camped, finding the gruesome remains of their previous victims, which deeply troubles Crusoe but does not seem to affect Friday.

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TEXT 12-D.Defoe SUBIECTUL I. Consider The Text Below

The passage describes Robinson Crusoe teaching a man he rescued from cannibals, who he names Friday, how to communicate and establishes himself as the master. It then details Crusoe arming Friday and going with him to investigate where the cannibals had been camped, finding the gruesome remains of their previous victims, which deeply troubles Crusoe but does not seem to affect Friday.

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TEXT 12- D.

Defoe

SUBIECTUL I. Consider the text below:

At last he lays his head flat upon the ground, close to my foot, and sets my other foot upon his
head, as he had done before; and after this made all the signs to me of subjection,
servitude,and submission imaginable, to let me know how he would serve me so long as he
lived. I understood him in many things, and let him know I was very well pleased with him.
In a little time I began to speak to him; and teach him to speak to me: and first, I let him
know his name should be Friday, which was the day I saved his life: I called him so for the
memory of the time. I likewise taught him to say Master; and then let him know that was to
be my name: I likewise taught him to say Yes and No and to know the meaning of them.
I gave him some milk in an earthen pot, and let him see me drink it before him, and sop my
bread in it; and gave him a cake of bread to do the like, which he quickly complied with, and
made signs that it was very good for him. I kept there with him all that night; but as soon as it
was day I beckoned to him to come with me, and let him know I would give him some
clothes; at which he seemed very glad, for he was stark naked.
As we went by the place where he had buried the two men, he pointed exactly to the place,
and showed me the marks that he had made to find them again, making signs to me that we
should dig them up again and eat them. At this I appeared very angry, expressed my
abhorrence of it, made as if I would vomit at the thoughts of it, and beckoned with my hand to
him to come away, which he did immediately, with great submission. I then led him up to the
top of the hill, to see if his enemies were gone; and pulling out my glass I looked, and saw
plainly the place where they had been, but no appearance of them or their canoes; so that it
was plain they were gone, and had left their two comrades behind them, without any search
after them.But I was not content with this discovery; but having now more courage, and
consequently more curiosity, I took my man Friday with me, giving him the sword in his
hand, with the bow and arrows at his back, which I found he could use very dexterously,
making him carry one gun for me, and I two for myself; and away we marched to the place
where these creatures had been; for I had a mind now to get some further intelligence of them.
When I came to the place my very blood ran chill in my veins, and my heart sunk within me,
at the horror of the spectacle; indeed, it was a dreadful sight, at least it was so to me, though
Friday made nothing of it.(D.Defoe, Robinson Crusoe)
a. Contextualize the text from a historical and cultural point of view. (15-20 lines) 10 points
b. Discuss the relevance of the text, in terms of content and style, with reference to its
author’s literary canon. (30-40 lines) 20 points

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