Thursday, January 8, 2009

Robinson Crusoe

I chose to talk about the beginning of Robinson Crusoe. I've particularly liked the philosophical discussion between Robinson and his father, or rather his father's advices about the sense of the life. For Robinson father, people shouldn't try to search for adventures but they should stay in the middle state of the life. Something quiet. Indeep, Robinson and his curiosity couldn't resist the temptation of outpassing these advices, but once he was in trouble, he was strongly agreeing with his father's ideas.
To my mind, i think that a too adventurous life may be dangerous, and that in some cases, it's necessary to learn about the life worth. Moreover, people learn from their mistakes. They need to experience some wrong choices to go finally into the right path (However, Robinson lied to himself and repeated several times the same mistake, which is going on a ship, and finished isolated on a wild island).

1 comment:

  1. I like your point about how Robinson lied to himself. We can accept the fact that sometimes we will make mistakes and learn from them, but how many times can we use that as an excuse :)

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