试总结鲁滨逊漂流记的主题(共9篇).doc

试总结鲁滨逊漂流记的主题(共9篇) ：鲁滨逊 漂流记 主题 鲁滨逊漂流记主要内容 鲁滨逊漂流记读后感 鲁滨逊漂流记作者 篇一：鲁滨逊漂流记主题 Robinson Crusoe, written by Daniel Defoe in 1719, is considered to be the first novel in English. Ever since its first publication it has become one of the most popular novels in the world. There are two reasons why the novel is so popular. One of them is the novel’s theme. The core of the novel’s theme is colonialism. In order to understand the theme of the novel, we must consider social background in England at that time：In politics, British bourgeoisie was in the rising period in the 17th century and dissatisfied with feudalism. After a series of revolutions, advanced political system had set up in British, which lays a foundation for its colonial activity. In economy, British started industrial revolution in 17th and 18th century. With the development of industrial revolution, British need acquire more material and seek wider market to sale products. Colonial expansion caters for the need, which we can see from Robinson抯 colonial activity. In culture, the Enlightenment occurred in Western Europe in the 18th century. The English enlighteners were bourgeois democratic thinkers. They thought the chief means for bettering the society was 揺nlightenment?or 揺ducation?for people. They believe their thoughts are advanced and they have the rights to educate other race. Under the influence of society, we can easily see that Defoe describes Robinson as a colonist. The reason we regard Robinson as a colonist is that he embodies the typical characteristics of the colonist. Firstly, a good colonist should have some necessary knowledge and skills. Colonial activities are adventures in some degree. Colonists have to encounter many difficulties. So a colonist should have some necessary knowledge and skills. Robinson Crusoe can抰 be a successful colonist unless he had the necessary shipping knowledge, basic living abilities and communicative skills. Those knowledge and skills are vividly