Robinson Crusoe

Write about colonial discourse in Robinson Crusoe

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Introduction about the writer:

 

Denial Defoe is the writer of "Robinson Crusoe". He is very well known writer of english literature. Originally christened Daniel Foe changing his name around the age of thirty five to sound more aristrocratic. Like his character Robinson Crusoe, Defoe was a third child. Robinson Crusoe was based on the true story of a Shipwreked seaman named Alexander Selkirk and was passed off as history, while Moll Flanders included dark prison scenes drawn from Defoe's own experiences in New gate and interviews with prisoners. Daniel Defoe wrote 100 best novel. No-2 is Robinson Crusoe. Defoe died in London on April 24,1731 o a Fatal "Lethargy" and unclear diagnosis that may refer to a stroke.

*His Novels:

•  Robinson Crusoe (1719)
•  The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719)
•  Serious reflections during the life and surprising  adventures of Robinson Crusoe: with his Vision of the  angelick world (1720)
•  Memoirs of a Cavalier (1720)
•  Captain Singleton (1720)
•  A Journal of the Plague Year (1722)
•  Colonel Jack (1722)
•  Moll Flanders (1722)
•  Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724)

 
*QUESTION ANSWER:

1] Write about colonial discourse in Robinson Crusoe .

•  The Process of  colonies work like this : 

                         1]    colonizer               2]     colonized
                                                 ↘               ↙
                                         3]   colonization

Colonial discourse has been defined by many writers such as Diniz (1996:126) who points out hat "Colonial discourse usually refers to the writing which runs from five hundred years, through the days of European mercantile expansion, to our own time (1996:126).

This definition suggests that the era of Colonialism in literature began in the 17th C. with the publication of Shakespeare's The Tempest (1611-12). In this paper, however, the term is used to refer to the literature written in English, but confined to the century of British Colonialism and the decades of anti- or post colonial activity which followed.

Said's Orientalism (1978) uses the concept of colonial discourse to re-order the study of colonialism. So it can be said to inaugurate a new kind of study of colonialism. Said's Orientalism examines how the East, including the Middle East, is represented in the history and the literature written by the West. The West always looks at the East as inferior people without religion or morals.

 

2] How colonialism works in our life (in contemporary time/ of our surrounding, Give examples)? 

In contemporary time colonialism is working in both way mentally and physically too, as we all aware about that'our day starts with wishing a GOOD MORNING' and ends with GOOD NIGHT. which is not our culture ; it is English culture. we also celebrates BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES , RING-CEREMONY etc.In those celebrations we cut cakes and light candles; are totally British culture. 

People are crazy behind white corpse ; i saw hatred in peoples eyes for blacks and i also saw emotions of worshiping in same people for whites.and that is the main reason behind craze of fair and lovely cream in India. 

We Indians also think that our GODS and GODDESSES are so fair; if any painter portraits our GOD as a black or dark; our religious felling are getting hurted. Our thoughts are also slaves of British ideology or English ideology we all tries to be so fluent in speaking English like white mans ; and that is the main reason why still today HINDI is struggling to became our national language ? Who have a little knowledge of computer they also know; the language of computers are very similar to SANSKRUT . Although it became endangered.

 3] Do you think that, movie is different than original novel?

        THERE ARE MANY MOVIES CREATED ON NOVEL ROBINSON CRUSOE BUT HERE I'M TALKING ABOUT FILM OF 1997.
 
YES , Movie is different than original novel.because when writer published this novel it was 1719; time of ENGLAND'S colonies when England was ruler in many countries like INDIA. And  this movie released on 1997 after Independence ; after the TRINITY ; After UNO ,UNESCO and etc.Picture was realized in DEMOCRATIC World. and thus movie is different than original novel. 

4]Write about some changes done in the movie. 

CHANGES IN MOVIE:

•  There are three voyages  in book -but in movie  there is only one voyage.
•  In book Crusoe have two pats got and parrot - in movie he has Dog and one bird
•  In book Friday serves Crusoe as a Master - in movie he became companion to    Crusoe; even not friend in first.
•  In book Fridays GOD was Benamuckee - in movie his GOD was POKYA a crocodile.
•  In book Crusoe was Superior than Friday-in movie Fridays character was batter than  Crusoe.
•  In book Friday accepted Crusoe's religion - in movie he doesn't  accepted  Crusoe's religion.  
• In book Friday afraid of GUN - in movie Friday doesn't much care about that GUN.

 

5]Do you think, movie is describing anti-colonial elements? can you describe reasons?

         YES, I think movie is describing ANTI-COLONIAL ELEMENTS.

ANTI-COLONIAL ELEMENT:

In movie Crusoe needs Friday and thus he saved him and though Friday not became even friend to him. here movie shows anti-colonial approach. Friday was relian towards Crusoe and although Crusoe trying to convince Friday to live with him.one time Friday suggest Crusoe to return at his land.which is also anti-colonial. In movie Fridays character is heroic and superior than Crusoe.In end of the movie Friday saved Crusoe's life which shows equality. In movie we can see arguments of Friday according to Crusoe's GOD.and thus ANTI-COLONIAL ELEMENT Describes.

RESOURCES:

https://www.uniassignment.com/essay-samples/english-literature/analyses-study-of-defoes-robison-crusoe-english-literature-essay.php

https://kpgohil108.blogspot.in/2017/08/robinson-crusoe-by-denial-defoe.html