Robinson Crusoe: Chapters Fourteen-Sixteen
Chapter Fourteen: I Find the Print of a Man's Naked Foot
Crusoe finds a footprint in the sand...
In chapter fourteen of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe...Crusoe finds a footprint on the shore while he was going towards his boat. This left Crusoe terrified. He was afraid that his corn and animals would be destroyed. His religious hope and faith in God was gone. Crusoe builds an underground cave for his goats to stay in. The chapter ends with Crusoe praying due to the great pressure he is in...
Most of this chapter was Crusoe just being terrified. I didn't enjoy this chapter as much as some of the other ones I have read in this book. He did make more building progress by building a cave for his goats, though.
Chapter Fifteen: I See the Shore Spread with Bones
| Crusoe finds bones on the island... |
In chapter fifteen of Robinson Crusoe By Daniel Defoe...Crusoe discovers that there are cannibals on the island, after discovering bones. In order to kill them, he builds a pit on the top of the hill where he sits with his gun. He realizes that he was in no danger of being caught by them for a long while, and he decides that it would be inhumanly to kill other people. Crusoe thanks God that he is not one of those people. He goes on to talk about the few things he wants, though he is in a good condition. He talks about how he would like to brew beer, but decides that there would be no way to preserve it. For some time the only thing Crusoe can think about is killing the cruel humans and saving the victims. He talks about some ways to kill them. He also talks about going up to his castle every morning to observe them and see if there are any ships coming. He talks about their cruelty and how he can not know how God would judge them. Crusoe ends this chapter with a prayer that he would not be captured by these savages...
I enjoyed this chapter much more than the last one. He talks about all kinds of things that the savages do. This chapter greatly shows how well God protected Crusoe. I am excited to see how the next chapters will play out.
Chapter Sixteen: I Seldom Go from My Cell
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| Crusoe finds a small cave... |
In chapter sixteen of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe...Crusoe talks about how he rarely leaves his home and removes a lot of things to keep from being found by the savages. He talks about some of the things he can't do much anymore because he doesn't want to burn fires. Crusoe goes on to talk about how he discovered a cave while cutting down wood. He turns around to cut a thick branch and discovers a pair of shining eyes staring back at him. Crusoe is frightens but discovers that it is only a goat. He later talks about how he is already in his twenty-third year living on the island. He talks about losing his dog and cats. He goes on to talk about the savages that he watches. One day he sees them with the remains of a body. This disgusts him. Crusoe talks about his anxiety caused by thinking about being eaten by them. Crusoe ends the chapter by saying that he had a strange encounter with them...
I enjoyed this chapter. I like reading about his experiences watching the savages. It makes me nauseous thinking about their cannibalism, though.
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