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From CHAPTER XIII from Robinson Crusoe, elements of the structure of the novel

-FIRST PERSON NARRATOR

The narrator is the protagonist so he is a witness . In this way the reader has a only point of view and so he can believe or not .

-STORYLINE:

Robinson Crusoe is arrived in the island and after that he meet a men. This chapter  focuses reader's attention on the meeting between Robinson and the men, named by Robinson Friday.

Moreover it tells about the relation between the two men : master and servant and the way in which Robinson tried   to civilize men Friday.

CHARACTERS:

-The main characters are Robinson and men Friday. They are portrayed in a peculiar way in order to give the reader a sense of reality.

As a matter of fact there are a lot of real details and description

Friday is described like :" comely, handsome fellow, perfectly well made, with straight, strong limbs, not too large, tall, hair long and black, his nose small, a very good mouth, thin lips, fine

teeth well set.

There are a lot of indications that  reveal the relation between the two protagonists . Robinson gives the men the name Friday  and try to explain him his culture and moreover Robinson makes  Friday his servant:" I likewise taught him to say Master".

So Defoe portrayed  cultural backgrounds of the characters , trough characters description.

SETTING

Defoe gives us a peculiar description of the situation and the environment trough time  and space references : " We went by the place where  he had buried , about half an hour ...