... the reader, it seems that chances are slim that he will start to believe that God's providence will work toward any good in his life. Early on, Crusoe almost starts to think that God has blessed him and is watching over him when he discovers that some barley is growing under a rock (Defoe ... seeds must have fallen there and grown themselves. So he discounts the providence of God in this situation when he realizes that it would be common for the barley to grow if the seeds were planted. Retrospectively, Crusoe notes that he "ought to have been thankful for so strange and unforeseen Provi...

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