Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Man and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe

horse parsley popes An Essay on Man and Daniel Defoes Robinson CrusoeThe theme of mans relationship to paragon and the universe presented in Epistle 1 of Alexander popes An Essay on Man complements Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe. Crusoe is an contradictory pillow slip who turns to God whenever he is in need, yet fails to maintain approve for temperament and for his fellow man. In the first year of Robinson Crusoes caveman manners on the island, he f every(prenominal)s ill and has a tremendous ambition that alters his cognizance of his place in the universe and Gods reign of it. This experience leads him to contemplate his past ingratitude and to embark on a deportment of piety, reading the Bible daily, though without a drastic or permanent change in his quotation. Throughout his adventures in the novel, Crusoe has moments of cognizance and clasp of God, yet from each one moment of faith fades as he regains watch over his situation. The ideals presented in the last th ree sections of Epistle 1 that behavior exists in a chain of being and is interdependent, that the spirit of God exists in every things, and that man should accept existence as good utter right off to the understanding that Crusoe comes to as a result of his illness and the life he leads throughout the novel. Crusoe wakes up from the nightmare that he has during his illness and realizes that living(a) each of his adventures has been in the hands of God, and that he has been ungrateful and unaware of this power. percentage 8 of Epistle 1 in the Essay on Man states that all things in the chain of being are interdependent and that man in his rob should not strive to break this order. Robinson Crusoe is a very individual character and has traveled for eight years without having the least sens... ...rly in his life, he claims Friday as a servant rather than a companion and he is as materialistic after he is marooned on the island as he was before this misfortune. pope and Crus oe both feel that God is in restraint of what happens in life and of what they understand of their experiences, although Crusoe does not maintain an awareness of God unless he is, or has recently been, in danger or in need. The relationship with God, nature, and fellow man that Pope describes in his audition potently articulates the weakness, pride, and independence that Crusoe grapples with throughout his narration. Works CitedDefoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Ed. Michael Shinagel. Norton New York, 1975. Pope, Alexander. An Essay on Man. in Eighteenth-Century English Literature. Eds. Geoffrey Tillotson, Paul Fussell, Jr. and Marshall Waingrow. New York Harcourt, 1969. 635-51. Alexander Popes An Essay on Man and Daniel Defoes Robinson CrusoeAlexander Popes An Essay on Man and Daniel Defoes Robinson CrusoeThe theme of mans relationship to God and the universe presented in Epistle 1 of Alexander Popes An Essay on Man complements Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe. Crusoe i s an inconsistent character who turns to God whenever he is in need, yet fails to maintain respect for nature and for his fellow man. In the first year of Robinson Crusoes solitary life on the island, he falls ill and has a terrifying dream that alters his awareness of his place in the universe and Gods control of it. This experience leads him to contemplate his past ingratitude and to embark on a life of piety, reading the Bible daily, though without a drastic or permanent change in his character. Throughout his adventures in the novel, Crusoe has moments of awareness and appreciation of God, yet each moment of faith fades as he regains control over his situation. The ideals presented in the last three sections of Epistle 1 that life exists in a chain of being and is interdependent, that the spirit of God exists in all things, and that man should accept existence as good speak directly to the understanding that Crusoe comes to as a result of his illness and the life he leads thro ughout the novel. Crusoe wakes up from the nightmare that he has during his illness and realizes that surviving each of his adventures has been in the hands of God, and that he has been ungrateful and unaware of this power. Section 8 of Epistle 1 in the Essay on Man states that all things in the chain of being are interdependent and that man in his pride should not strive to break this order. Robinson Crusoe is a very independent character and has traveled for eight years without having the least sens... ...rly in his life, he claims Friday as a servant rather than a companion and he is as materialistic after he is marooned on the island as he was before this misfortune. Pope and Crusoe both feel that God is in control of what happens in life and of what they understand of their experiences, although Crusoe does not maintain an awareness of God unless he is, or has recently been, in danger or in need. The relationship with God, nature, and fellow man that Pope describes in his essa y powerfully articulates the weakness, pride, and independence that Crusoe grapples with throughout his narration. Works CitedDefoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Ed. Michael Shinagel. Norton New York, 1975. Pope, Alexander. An Essay on Man. in Eighteenth-Century English Literature. Eds. Geoffrey Tillotson, Paul Fussell, Jr. and Marshall Waingrow. New York Harcourt, 1969. 635-51.