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A 4 page paper which discusses the development of the Western Imperialistic mindset in Daniel Dafoe’s novel “Robinson Crusoe.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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From his beginnings as a middle class young man with dreams of adventure, Crusoe becomes a wealthy and influential man whose life was spent reigning over others from various cultures,
symbolizing imperialism in many ways. The following paper examines the development of western imperialism in Dafoes novel Dafoes "Robinson Crusoe": Imperialism As mentioned, in the beginning of the
novel Crusoe is a young man who dreams of adventure. He is from a stable middle class family and his father does not wish him to leave, believing that living
in simple stability with some wealth should be enough for his son. Crusoe runs away, however, perhaps arguably symbolic of how many men (governments) have left their homeland to seek
fortune in foreign lands and ultimately take control of that land and cultures. This is also symbolic in the words of his father who told him, "it was men of...aspiring,
superior fortunes...who went abroad upon adventures" (Dafoe Chapter I). Crusoe sets out and finds himself captured and enslaved near the beginning. As an imperialist he is alone, and as
such he has no power over the culture he is enslaved by. But, when he gains an opportunity to escape he throws one man over the edge of the boat
and threatens the other into a role of servitude to him, clearly reflective of the imperial mind that believes all other cultures should be at the whim of the English,
or European. This is also reflected in the words of one who speaks of imperialist thought in general, stating, "Competition for trade, superior military force, European power politics, and a
racist belief in European superiority were among the most important" reasons for imperialism (Imperialism). And, the character of Crusoe continues through the novel seeking such trade and power, fueled by
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