Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe. The novel was first
            
             published in 1719. It tells the story of a young explorer who becomes marooned
            
             on a deserted island. His experiences of the island change his outlook on life.
            
             Daniel Defoe was a short story writer that came from an poor family.
            
             Defoe was poor for most of his life and made his living as a butcher and a
            
             writer. Defoe mostly wrote short stories and political essays. Robinson Crusoe
            
             was a combination of two short stories. Many believe Defoe used Robinson
            
             Crusoe to portray himself in a certain ways. The description was almost
            
             identical to his own and after his wife left him, he felt as if he was marooned
            
             on a deserted island.
            
             The story takes place in the 1700s on a deserted island somewhere off the
            
             coast of Brazil. The island is fairly large in size and has a small shore. The
            
             interior of the island has many trees, wild pigs and other small animals and a
            
             small cave in which Crusoe stores food.
            
             I walked about the shore lifting up my hands. Look around,
            
             I see nothing but water, a forest, and the remains of my
            
             ship. At first, I was afraid of wild animals but after some
            
             exploration of the land, the only animals I had seen were
            
             wild pigs, squirrels, and some small birds.
            
            
            
             The only possessions that Crusoe retrieved from the remains of his ship were a
            
             small knife, a box of tabacco, a pipe, and a small book that would later become
            
             his journal.
            
             Robinson Crusoe was a young and stubborn explorer. He was extremely
            
             tall and strong. His stay on the island changed him from a mean, stubborn man
            
             to an open-minded protestant.
            
             Standing at six feet, two inches and having my long, thick
            
             brown hair back in a ponytail, I felt as if I was eight feet
            
             tall. Without the permission of my parents, I was still
            
             sailing away from the misery. I held the cargo box is my
            
             strong arms, waiting to board m...