In the section Study of literature
On the interpretation of the novel «Robinson Crusoe»
Kemerovo State University, Kemerovo, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
interpretation of the novel, d. defoe, robinson crusoe, prodigal son, reasoner, adventure and labour, nature and culture
Abstract
The submitted article contains the interpretation of «Robinson Crusoe», a novel by Daniel Defoe. The hermeneutic key to the interpretation of this opus and its narrative-compositional model is the evangelical parable of a prodigal son. The author of the paper refers to the correlation of the following categories: home and way, land and water etc. The image of a human in Defoe’s novel reveals its dichotomy – he is either a hostage to blind fortune or a master of his own destiny. These axiological poles create dramatic suspense throughout the novel concerned.
Bibliographic reference
Fukson Leonid Udelevich. On the interpretation of the novel «Robinson Crusoe» // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2012. № 3. Pp. 115–119.