Shipwrecked

Robinson Crusoe loves making money. Against his father's advice, Crusoe travels the world in search of his fortune. He starts frequenting London for business, but eventually his ship is seised by pirates, who dump him off the coast of Africa. But luckily, a friendly captain finds him and takes him the Brazil, where Crusoe starts plantations. To get slaves for labor, Crusoe heads to Africa, but is shipwrecked on an island. Crusoe struggles at first, but discovers how make a shelter, finds a dog, grows wheat, farms the native goats, and dry's grapes to make raisins. He will eventually fight cannibals and rebellious sailors.

Characters:

Robinson Crusoe: The main character and protagonist. He loves money, he travels all over to make money. He's selfish, he leaves his entire family and goes against his father's advice. His friends die on a ship wreck while traveling with him.  He's not afraid to take risks. That one's kind of obvious.

Friday: Major character. Crusoe saves him from the cannibals and names him after the day in which he was saved. Since this time Friday serves Crusoe and helps him fight the sailors later. Friday is loyal and loves Crusoe very much.

Widow: A friend of Crusoe's, saves his money for him while he's away. She seems very kind and honest. She is a minor character, but serves an important purpose for Crusoe. He gives her a large sum of cash in the end.

Friendly Captain: The captain who saves Crusoe after the pirates ditch him. Takes Crusoe to Brazil where he finds his fortune. Minor character. He is a kind and friendly man. He is Portuguese, which is why he takes Crusoe to Brazil. Brazil is important to this story because that's where Crusoe makes his fortune, while he's stuck on an island his plantations are making lots of money.

This book takes place in the late 1600's. Slavery is a common thing in this time, we see this once Crusoe goes to Brazil. Once his plantations get going he goes to Africa in search of slaves. He seems to regard Friday like a slave, and makes him his own, personal, servant. This book reflects the time well, by the way Crusoe thinks and behaves, and by the way the other Europeans act too.

I give this Book a 3. It's was tough to read, with how it's worded and the slow beginning, but I really like the plot and the realistic struggle that Crusoe faces on the island.