1. Religion and Economics in Robinson Crusoe
Defoe allows us to reflect upon the selfish attitude that is so often found in society by demonstrating what eventually happens when we live for superficial reasons. Crusoe, alone on a deserted island, learns to live a fuller life and appreciate what has been given to him by God. ... The struggles encountered when trying to live a moral life grow every more apparent when the influential pull of society is removed. ... The relief of not feeling obligated to live up to the frivolous demands of society is expressed by Crusoe when he says, "I had now brought my state of life to be much easier in i...
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