Consistently popular since its first publication in 1719, Daniel Defoe’s story of human endurance in an exotic, faraway land exerts a timeless appeal. The first important English novel, Robinson Crusoe has taken its rightful place among the great myths of Western civilization.
This literature guide leads students to read and think through the grammar, logic, and rhetoric stages towards the essence of a story: the central proposition that gives the story its ultimate meaning and expression.
Our literature guides feature helpful reading notes, extensive vocabulary training, and quizzes and tests. Students will review comprehension questions, Socratic discussion questions, work with quotes, and learn about literary and rhetorical devices. All of this and more will prepare them for sophisticated literary analysis and future study.
Did you find this review helpful?