Read the following extract and complete the following steps.


He was a comely handsome Fellow, perfectly well made; with straight strong Limbs, not too large;
tall and well shap’d, and as I reckon, about twenty six Years of Age. He had a very good
Countenance, not a fierce and surly Aspect; but seem’d to have something very manly in his Face,
and yet he had all the Sweetness and Softness of an European in his Countenance too, especially
when he smil’d. His Hair was long and black, not curl’d like Wool; his Forehead very high, and
large, and a great Vivacity and sparkling Sharpness in his Eyes. The Colour of his Skin was not
quite black, but very tawny; and yet not of an ugly yellow nauseous tawny, as the Brasilians, and
Virginians, and other Natives of America are; but of a bright kind of a dun olive Colour, that had
in it something very agreeable; tho’ not very easy to describe. His Face was round, and plump; his
Nose small, not flat like the Negroes, a very good Mouth, thin Lips, and his fine Teeth well set,
and white as Ivory.* After he had slumber’d, rather than slept, about half an Hour, he wak’d again,
and comes out of the Cave to me; for I had been milking my Goats, which I had in the Enclosure just
by: When he espy’d me, he came running to me, laying himself down again upon the Ground, with all
the possible Signs of an humble thankful Disposition, making a many antick  Gestures to show it: At
last he lays his Head flat upon the Ground, close to my Foot, and sets my other Foot upon his Head,
as he had done before; and after this, made all the Signs to me of Subjection, Servitude, and
Submission imaginable, to let me know, how he would serve me as long as he liv’d;







1. LITERARY AND CULTURAL CONTEXT (80-100 words min.): [20 pts] Place the text into the literary
context of the period. Identify literary movements and cultural trends of that time, and discuss
the significance of the author and his/her work.















2. THE CONTEXT OF THE NOVEL (80-100 words min.): [20 pts] Place the extract into the context of the
novel. Briefly summarize relevant aspects of the narrative, setting and characters and comment on
the main themes.
























3. LITERARY ANALYSIS (200-250 words): [60 pts] Analyze the text. Identify the topic of the extract,
discuss the treatment of the topic, etc. You can also briefly quote or paraphrase from the extract
to support your claims.


The extract deals with the description of Friday[JŠ1] . Robinson defines Friday as “comely handsome
Fellow“. Furthermore, he compares Friday’s looks to some nations. Robinson does not find Friday’s
skin color “ugly nauseous yellow“ as Brazilians‘ and Virginians‘, and other Natives‘ of America. He
uses the term “bright kind of dun olive Color, that had in it something very agreeable “. This
shows us that for Robinson the skin color really mattered[JŠ2] ; to add to this, we feel that
Robinson matched the skin color of a person with their qualities.


Additionally[JŠ3] , the extract focuses on Robinson’s perception of Friday’s submissiveness based
on his behavior: “he lays his Head flat upon the Ground, close to my Foot, and sets my other Foot
upon his Head, as he had done before…made all the Signs to me of Subjection, Servitude, and
Submission”. From this passage we can conclude Robinson’s feeling of superiority was confirmed,
[JŠ4] as he mentioned that Friday would serve him as long as he lived.

Further, Robinson feels that Friday’s behavior towards him is just natural, since Robinson as an
English man has always felt superior to others.


To conclude this analysis of this extract, we can clearly see how the English of that time viewed
other nations[JŠ5] . This explains how the English went about colonizing the world imposing their
religious believes upon their “subjects”.



Very nice language, very well written. Coherent paragraphs + good writing technique.


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 [JŠ1]Change the emphasis: not what it deals with, but what you see in it / what you claim about
it.

 [JŠ2]What does it show? How does it support what you claim?

 [JŠ3]Additionaly to what? Claim specifically, what was established before.

 [JŠ4]This is the claim! This needs to go first.

 [JŠ5]How? ☺️ Say. Specifically. Repeat it at the end, also.