ENGB35H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Michel De Montaigne, Desert Island, Master P
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The colonial narrative (cid:862)the t(cid:396)ue s(cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)ol of the b(cid:396)itish (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:395)uest is o(cid:271)i(cid:374)so(cid:374) c(cid:396)usoe. Saxon spirit is in crusoe; the manly independence and the unconscious cruelty; the persistence; the slow but efficient intelligence; the sexual apathy; the practical, well- (cid:271)ala(cid:374)(cid:272)ed (cid:396)eligious(cid:374)ess; the (cid:272)al(cid:272)ulati(cid:374)g ta(cid:272)itu(cid:396)(cid:374)it(cid:455)(cid:863) (james joyce) However, there is no guarantee that xury will be freed and crusoe in part knows that. Crusoe is on equal terms with the portuguese captain. When crusoe discussed xury, he objectified him (he is willing to objectify slaves to sell them- sense of property/ownership) A clear disconnect and flaw in individualism for crusoe. The author is not necessarily in control. Agree to his own subjection (xury and who he is) Cannibalistic behaviour: the footprint, the horror! It does not sadden me that we should note the horrible barbarity in a practice such as theirs: what does sadden me is that, while judging correctly of their wrong- doings we should be blind to our own.
