Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

Author             : Daniel Defoe

Retold by        : Britt-Katrin Keson

Illustrations     : Peter Bay Alexandersen

Series editor    : Paulette Møller

Published by   : Arrangement with Aschehoug Dansk Forlag, Denmark

                          Dian Rakyat, Jakarta, Indonesia

Have you ever imagined that you are drifting ashore into an unknown island which is nothing anyone on that? Seriously hope that will not be happened to you and me too. But it actually happened to someone which is his experience was adopted then written by Daniel Defoe in the novel titled Robinson Crusoe. This novel has inspired many people in the world of literature for over 250 years. The story is simple, the exciting experience of Robinson Crusoe while he was drifting ashore in the island. But many lesson that we can pick up from this novel. The story is teach us how we have to always grateful to God whatever our situation and condition and also remember, how bad our condition, there is more unlucky person who his or her condition is more bad than us. It is really recommended when you were down and feel so stressful of your life.

The story of this novel is about a man, Robinson Crusoe, who is drift ashore into an unknown island which is nothing anyone there for thousands days and how he has to survive. With great realistic and natural detail, Daniel Defoe describes the life and thought of Robinson Crusoe during he was in the island, waiting for someone who will be rescued him back to his home, England. During his waiting, Robinson is not only sit and do nothing for spend their time. Despite illness, bad weather and loneliness, he worked very hard, building a fortress and also looking for a menu to eat with very simple tools from forest and the shipwreck to be survived. For those many days, many incidents were happened to him while he was waiting. From he found a footprint on the shore, until a battle fights the pirates. The adventure was so great and excited.

  First lesson that we can get from the story is we have to always grateful to God whatever our situation and condition. It is show by Crusoe when one day he was feeling so upset and give up about his life in the island. He was sick and dying. In the rest of his expectation, he realized that he still very lucky because God saved him from the sea in order to he is alive and it is better than all of his friends who was dead.

Secondly, the story is also shows us if there is nothing is nothing. Crusoe said, “There was nothing in the world so bad you could not find some good in it” (Chapter 8, paragraph 7). It shows when Crusoe also realized that although his ship is wrecked, but there ware some tools and equipments which is still can be used. It was gift. He cannot imagine if there is no tool or equipment which is intact in the ship.

Daniel Defoe was very good describes the set of place, situations, Crusoe’s thought and feeling during the story. How he was so shocked when he found the footprint on the shore until his deepest feeling of frustrated and almost give up when he was sick and dying. I think there is nothing that I will change. It is good and touches enough.

In conclusion, I gave four from five stars and recommended this book. This can be a reminder for us to always grateful and appreciate our life, no matter what happen. How bad the situation and condition.