Robinson Crusoe

Author: Daniel Defoe

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Robinson Crusoe is a legendary figure who embodies an adventurer, merchant, bourgeois, and colonist all in one, possessing all their virtues: bravery, intelligence, resilience, optimism, and a spirit that embraces both pioneering ventures and hardworking pragmatism. Robinson Crusoe is "the ideal embodiment of the ascending bourgeoisie, especially the small and medium bourgeoisie," and also the representative Defoe deliberately placed on the isolated island to showcase the spirit of the times. In Robinson Crusoe, we see the enterprising spirit unique to the emerging British bourgeoisie, characterized by an unceasing pursuit to acquire and create material wealth.