HIS236H5 Lecture : January 21.docx
Document Summary
Idea of a hierarchy (what makes a person better than another person?) Access to technology (guns, agriculture [and tools], domestication. >>man versus nature, crusoe"s struggle to conquer the island. ) He inhabits the land, settlement, exploration (like colonization. ) The hierarchy justifies colonization (we are better, therefore ) Responsibility (the idea that they are responsible to bring their religion to other people. ) God"s intervention into your life to punish or reward you (punishment versus reward. ) Starts off apathetic, defoe presents the argument for readers to become more religious and the benefits that come with it. Slaves depend on the slave owner, relationships are not supposed to be abusive but rather supportive and parental. Crusoe"s relationship with the land and the people on the land. Cultivation of the land shows hierarchy in nature. Crusoe feels more strongly that he is entitled to the land and food. My island is now peopled, and i thought my self very rich .
