Hi there!
This week's book is one that I have been avoiding for a while because it's considered an English Classic. Come to think of it, after reading the book, it's not as half bad as what I thought it would be.
This book in none other than Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. A story that was written based on the life of a person named Alexander Salkirk.
The story entails the life of Robinson who had his heart set for the sea ever since he was a teenager. He leaves his wealthy family, home and community behind to explore the world only to discover the danger of the sea. Sounds like a familiar story? *Cough*....Moana...*Cough*.
So for this book, I noticed there were plenty of monochrome illustrations in this book. So rather than drawing or making something out of the book, I decided to colour in these pictures within the book. Let's get started!
Hehe, like my cute pen?? It's actually out of ink cause I used it up :> . So Robinson is captured by this wealthy person to work as his slave. This was during a time when it was legal to buy and trade slaves for gold coins and pieces of silver. He escaped with another slave named Xury who later swore his loyalties to Robinson because he helped set him free. Later, he got on a new ship back on the sea in which the captain was interested in buying Xury as a slave. The picture shows the captain and Robinson making a deal on the ship while Xury innocently looks out at the water. What a sad boi!
Rainbow dolphin power!!!! So basically in this point of the book, Robinson gets shipwrecked on some random island and he eventually learns how to make a living. He has scavenged the ship of all its provisions and he is assumed to be the only one left alive from the ship. In this scene, he finds big, juicy grapes in which he is pleased to find something new to eat. Not only that, but it's a fruit the island produces which makes it an abundant supply. However, the grapes are too much to carry back so he must dry them out in the sun and bring home raisins.
I feel this pen kinda suits with what is happening at this last main event of the book. A ship is seen coming to the island. Normally, for a shipwrecked survivor, they'd be desperately trying to get the attention of the crew so that they can be saved. However, while this may be the easiest, it is also as equally dangerous as you don't know the intentions of the shipmates. So instead, Robinson and his new slave from the island, Friday, spy on the ship while being fairly hidden.
The story behind this book is quite interesting. However, slavery and often using people as a way to earn money is wrong. People are captured, traded and forced to obey their master like some sort of caged animal. However, this is why we ensure history doesn't repeat itself.
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