How Does Daniel Defoe View the Glory of Human Labor in Robinson Crusoe短片小论文.doc

How Does Daniel Defoe View the Glory of Human Labor in Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe, written by English author Daniel Defoe, has been regarded as one of the most influential 80 literary works among Chinese young students and ranked the most classical literary works since its coming out. This novel depicted a rebellious young man Robinson who encountered a serious storm at sea and eventually survived on an isolated island and established his own “kingdom”. Defoe, by showing how Crusoe constructed for himself a habitable and even prosperous settlement by his persistent effort and ingenuity lightened generations of readers. The Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau applauds Crusoe’s do-it-yourself independence and he recommends that children be taught to imitate Crusoe’s hands-on approach to life. Robinson is acclaimed as a hero for his grand epic adventures and the miracles he created. All of his achievements should be attributed to human labor. In this novel, human labor showed its great significance and glory for Robinson’s survival in adversity, gaining safety and his achievement of well-being. (158) Human labor plays an important role in the process of evolution all the time. In ancient time of the world’s history, especially in the primitive society, men was exposed to the disastrous nature and was any time in danger of being attacked by wild beasts and frightened by numerous uncertainties. What they can mere do is to took advantage of the labor, the God-given gift, using their hands to create what they want to survived in the world. When Robinson was deserted to the isolated island, he was, on effect, flopped into a primitive state from his capitalist society. His labor should begin with nothing. It’s the human labor that supports Robinson live through 27 years on a deserted island alone. The novel embodies the glory of human labor in three aspects: labor for survival, labor for security and labor for wellbeing. One would make a great effort to survive when