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ROBINSON CRUSOE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Style: Realism | Documentary tone, plain language, practical details, lists, and step-by-step descriptions. |
| Style: Practical Detail | Frequent inventories, measurements, and concrete descriptions enhance authenticity. |
| Style: Procedural | Actions described in sequential order: "First I did..., then..., after that..." |
| Tone: Early Survival | Urgent, anxious, matter-of-fact; focus on immediate needs and dangers. |
| Tone: Consolidated Life | Calm, methodical, satisfied; emphasis on routine and improvement. |
| Tone: Religious Reflection | Solemn, introspective, moralizing; references to Providence and repentance. |
| Tone: Colonial/Paternal | Didactic tone, hierarchy, education of Friday, Christianization. |
| Theme: Survival | Focus on tools, food, shelter, inventories, trial-and-error problem solving. |
| Theme: Labour/Industry | Work transforms the island; pride in craftsmanship and productivity. |
| Theme: Providence | Robinson interprets events as divine guidance or punishment. |
| Theme: Isolation | Physical and emotional solitude; introspection and self-discovery. |
| Theme: Colonialism | Master–servant dynamic with Friday; civilizing mission; cultural hierarchy. |
| Theme: Transformation | Robinson transforms nature and himself through labour. |
| Macro-Phase: Early Survival | Salvaging from the wreck, building shelter, fear, chaos, first organization. |
| Macro-Phase: Consolidated Life | Farming, pottery, goats, routine, long-term planning and stability. |
| Macro-Phase: Religious Awakening | Illness, reading the Bible, gratitude, moral introspection. |
| Macro-Phase: Friday | Rescue of Friday, education, colonial dynamics, companionship. |
| Macro-Phase: Return to Society | Mutiny, leadership, reintegration into civilization. |
| Identifying Early Survival | References to wreck, fear, urgency, basic tools, first attempts at survival. |
| Identifying Consolidated Life | Words like order, improvement, harvest, enclosure, routine. |
| Identifying Religious Phase | Use of Providence, repentance, deliverance, biblical tone. |
| Identifying Friday Phase | "Savage", "master", "instruction"; mention of Friday or cannibals. |
| Identifying Return Phase | Ship, captain, mutiny, negotiation, authority. |
| Vocabulary: Survival | wreck, salvage, provisions, shelter, fire, tools, fear. |
| Vocabulary: Practical Life | contrivance, enclosure, harvest, plantation, industry. |
| Vocabulary: Religious | Providence, deliverance, repentance, blessing, mercy. |
| Vocabulary: Colonialism | savage, master, servant, civilized, obedience. |
| Exam Phrase: Tone | "The tone is practical and matter-of-fact, emphasizing survival through concrete detail." |
| Exam Phrase: Style | "The detailed inventories and procedural descriptions reinforce Defoe’s realistic style." |
| Exam Phrase: Theme | "This passage highlights the theme of survival and self-sufficiency." |
| Exam Phrase: Placement | "This extract seems to belong to the consolidated phase of island life." |
| Exam Phrase: Conclusion | "Overall, the passage reflects Crusoe’s transformation through labour and endurance." |