On The Analysis of the Dilemma of Friday

科技信息人文社科On The Analysis of the Dilemma of Friday郑州航空工业管理学院常晓华[Abstract]Robinson Crusoe, the original realistie work of Bitsh novel, mainly portays two characters, Robinson, the colonist and Friday,tion, which makes him a member of the crilied society, but at the same time, he is always in the position of dilemma, that is, losing his fee-dom. This esay mainly analyzes Fiday' s complex fute and the reasons for i intending to explore the whole process of his life being saved,being enslaved, being cvlized and being klled.[Key words] dilemma civilization freedomIntroductionslave, whom he will tane and make serve him; so that Friday has no chance toDaniel Deloe showed great interests in business though always enderd updecide his owm fate, which tall depends on how Robinson teats him.the bankruptey. He supported the colonial systen, and he also presented theTo Robinson, whoee mind is flled with the idea of eaming money, the af-proposals for ruling the coloniea, which are expressed clearly in his master- fection between human being is tidle. He can sell Xury, who hae put his life stpiece Robinson Crusoe.the risk to help him run away from Moor, whom he hae promised to make aIn Robinson Crusoe, the main character Robinson Crusoe is just the in-great man, to the captain 8 it is not eurprising that he does not consider Fn-yao-ming 's prelude to the Chinese version of Robinson Crusoe says,“Robin-normal man. Money is the moet important thing for him, 8o when he knows thatson is really a colonist."'Such a desire drives him to go scaling, to establishmoney is useless in the isolated island, he still koeps some. And the reasonplantation. Such a thought also influences the rlaioashi with Friday, whichthat he brings Friday to Briain is that he does nol need two pay money foris one of the reasons for Friday s dilemma situation.keeping his a now he is well- culivated.Defoe portays Robinson mainly as a colonist who seckes for etablishingFniday's fate has something to do with himself. As a savage, an uncul-his own colony in the isolated island. Robinson has a land, plantation, animals,tived person, he really could not make out his position. He finds he is 80 pw-a cave and a "illa", but the only regret is that he has mo slave, and then Fi-erless before the representative of the eivlizaion Robinson. So he is tallyday appears to fufill such a regret of Robinson; therefore, the role of Fniday iswilling to be Robinson's servant and wlling to learn everyhing Robinsondetermined.teaches him. He gives up his languagr, habit, religion,even his fredom. Heconsider Robinson as his master and his superisorf, a knowledgeable personFriday is a native savage, who is a“omely, handsome fllw, perfectlyfrom the civilized society, s0 he shows no resistance and no doubt lo him.made, with staight strong limbe," PHe is not ugy and fightening; He is aIn the crvlined socielty, Friday is lonely Moving around Briain w en-member of the canibalistie nation, which fights often against other such na-larges his horizon. He leamns more thing about human civilization. Now hecan be called a ervilized peron, but sill, he is a slave, having no feedom.their own race though only captives, which in the most diflerence he is from theComning from the burharie society, Friday in innocent, naive and also becausecivilized person.ofhis. oedience, Robinson culivates him acorling to his own will that is al-The turning point of Friday' s fate is when he is saved by Robinson Cru-80 tum him into a handy, fithal servant; and also becaue of his origin, a8oe, the colonist of the isolated island. Seeing his chance, Friday runs awayavage, he can only become a servant. So his fate is just a doom, which he canwhen he is going to be kil and served a the elebrating dinner. Then clldllnot escape.by the God to have a serant, Robinson rushes out and saves him. However,ConclusionFriday is always in a dilemma after meting Robinson, which is mainly due toRobinson. He saves and cultivated Friday because he wants him to serve as aple, so as an unculivated black- skinned cannibal, if he meets the civilizedservant. From the very beginning, he looks on Friday no other than a slave,person, his destiny is to be kll or t be enslavred. Morover, Friday himself 8whom he will tame and make serve him; s0 that Friday has no chance to decidea barbarian has no idea to reist the ideas his master implants in him. On thecontrary, he realizes that his master, from the civilized society, knows moreTherefore, later when he seee Friday, the word comnes t0 his mind is ser-than himsel and is wiser, 80 he is wlling to learm from him, to believe what hevant, God sends a servant to himM. Thus, Friday's poition is fixed, that in, tosays to him.be a servant. This alo decides Fniday's doom, his dilemma. Because Fniday isan uncivilized cannibal, so Robinson, the well- civilized European, would notcivilized person, even a civilized slave, he has to give up many thing, epe-take him as his friend. He relly thinks Friday in“the appearance of new la-cially his fedon, he canno avoid the dilemma.bor" ,周thus, when he see that Friday is wlling to be his servant, he is verystisied.ReferencesAlthough Friday is saved, he devotes his fredomn, his moet preciouse[1 ]Fang, Yuan, tan., Robinson Crusoe. Beiing The People's Liter-property to Robinson. From then on, his life is toully dfferent: he has to obeyture Pubishing House,1978.his master, he has no right to hold his own habit if his master dislikes. Then he[2]Defoe, Danicel, Robinson Crusoe. The United stated Of Americx:movea step by step towards his complex fate. He must give up his freedomBookduring his way lowards human crvlzation.中国煤化工”A Quredy Juu ofLiteraCNMHGy, ng n LnI iucupicution of Robinson Crusoe' *.due lo Robinson. He saves and culivates Friday because he wants him to Journal of Foreign Literature Study, Mar2000.serve as a servant. From the very beginning, he lookes on Friday no olher than a一116一