Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Man and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe

Alexander pontiffs An essay on Man and Daniel Defoes Robinson CrusoeThe theme of soldierys human kind to matinee idol and the universe presented in Epistle 1 of Alexander Popes An judge on Man complements Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe. Crusoe is an inconsistent character who turns to immortal whenever he is in need, even fails to maintain respect for nature and for his co-worker man. In the first year of Robinson Crusoes solitary flavor on the island, he falls ill and has a terrifying dream that alters his sentiency of his bewilder in the universe and Gods control of it. This screw leads him to reverberate his past ingratitude and to embark on a liveness of piety, narration the Bible daily, though without a drastic or fixed counterchange in his character. Throughout his adventures in the novel, Crusoe has moments of awareness and appreciation of God, yet each(prenominal) moment of faith fades as he regains control all over his situation. The ideals presented in t he last three sections of Epistle 1 that life exists in a set up of existence and is interdependent, that the spirit of God exists in all things, and that man should evaluate existence as good speak directly to the appreciation that Crusoe comes to as a result of his illness and the life he leads passim the novel. Crusoe wakes up from the nightmare that he has during his illness and realizes that surviving each of his adventures has been in the detainment of God, and that he has been ungrateful and unaware of this power. Section 8 of Epistle 1 in the prove on Man states that all things in the range of being are interdependent and that man in his pride should not hand to break this order. Robinson Crusoe is a very independent character and has travelled for eighter from Decatur years without having the least sens... ...rly in his life, he claims Friday as a consideration rather than a companion and he is as conservative by and by he is marooned on the island as he was before this misfortune. Pope and Crusoe both feel that God is in control of what happens in life and of what they understand of their experiences, although Crusoe does not maintain an awareness of God unless he is, or has recently been, in danger or in need. The relationship with God, nature, and teammate man that Pope describes in his essay powerfully articulates the weakness, pride, and liberty that Crusoe grapples with passim his narration. Works CitedDefoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Ed. Michael Shinagel. Norton New York, 1975. Pope, Alexander. An Essay on Man. in Eighteenth-Century incline Literature. Eds. Geoffrey Tillotson, capital of Minnesota Fussell, Jr. and Marshall Waingrow. New York Harcourt, 1969. 635-51. Alexander Popes An Essay on Man and Daniel Defoes Robinson CrusoeAlexander Popes An Essay on Man and Daniel Defoes Robinson CrusoeThe theme of mans relationship to God and the universe presented in Epistle 1 of Alexander Popes An Essay on Man comple ments Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe. Crusoe is an inconsistent character who turns to God whenever he is in need, yet fails to maintain respect for nature and for his fellow man. In the first year of Robinson Crusoes solitary life on the island, he falls ill and has a terrifying dream that alters his awareness of his place in the universe and Gods control of it. This experience leads him to contemplate his past ingratitude and to embark on a life of piety, reading the Bible daily, though without a drastic or permanent change in his character. Throughout his adventures in the novel, Crusoe has moments of awareness and appreciation of God, yet each moment of faith fades as he regains control over his situation. The ideals presented in the last three sections of Epistle 1 that life exists in a chain of being and is interdependent, that the spirit of God exists in all things, and that man should accept existence as good speak directly to the understanding that Crusoe comes to as a res ult of his illness and the life he leads throughout the novel. Crusoe wakes up from the nightmare that he has during his illness and realizes that surviving each of his adventures has been in the hands of God, and that he has been ungrateful and unaware of this power. Section 8 of Epistle 1 in the Essay on Man states that all things in the chain of being are interdependent and that man in his pride should not strive to break this order. Robinson Crusoe is a very independent character and has traveled for eight years without having the least sens... ...rly in his life, he claims Friday as a servant rather than a companion and he is as materialistic after he is marooned on the island as he was before this misfortune. Pope and Crusoe both feel that God is in control of what happens in life and of what they understand of their experiences, although Crusoe does not maintain an awareness of God unless he is, or has recently been, in danger or in need. The relationship with God, nature, a nd fellow man that Pope describes in his essay powerfully articulates the weakness, pride, and independence that Crusoe grapples with throughout his narration. Works CitedDefoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Ed. Michael Shinagel. Norton New York, 1975. Pope, Alexander. An Essay on Man. in Eighteenth-Century English Literature. Eds. Geoffrey Tillotson, Paul Fussell, Jr. and Marshall Waingrow. New York Harcourt, 1969. 635-51.