Robinson Crusoe

In these pages, Crusoe details his next nine years on the island. Through trial and error, mostly first through failures, Crusoe learns the time of rainy and dry seasons, explores his island, continues to hunt and expand his household, and moves on to creating tables, cooking tools, and spends four years, and many failed attempts, at making a boat. He also celebrates September 30th each year, while recognizing other coincidental dates in his life. For example, the same day of year he escaped his first ever shipwreck is the same day of the day he escaped from Sallee. This section begins with Crusoe’s second-year, including an account of his getting lost after continued exploration of the western fruitful side of the island, where sweet savanna fields run free. He finds his way back to his home due to a post he drove into the ground after hiking some miles east from the verdant, fruitful fields, and comments that he was never so happy to be back at his humble home.

In his third year, Crusoe experiences a major shift, becoming religious to the point he undertakes Scripture studies every day. Crusoe believes only God’s providence led him to this island where Crusoe has more than all he needs for happiness.