You can find my earlier posts on Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe here. THEMES Crusoe shows us that divine providence often works through, rather than in spite of, hardships. Crusoe’s experience on the island demonstrates that hierarchies among people are natural, but intolerance is a sinful distortion of that natural hierarchy. While Crusoe believes thatContinue reading “Robinson Crusoe: A Covenantal Outline”
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Robinson Crusoe Part 2
Robinson Crusoe is about a man discovering God’s sovereignty during exile. Robinson disobeys his father’s commands by going to sea, receives punishment through shipwreck, and then turns to Christ in his distress. He is both Jonah and the Prodigal Son. Alone on the island, Robinson can contemplate God’s sovereign work in his life. The firstContinue reading “Robinson Crusoe Part 2”
Robinson Crusoe Part 1
In this post, I begin a series of notes on Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). PLOT Against his father’s wishes, Robinson goes to sea. Robinson refuses a safe plantation position to take part in a slave-ship. A storm hits the ship and Crusoe is washed onto a deserted island. He contemplates his life andContinue reading “Robinson Crusoe Part 1”
Pride and Prejudice: A Covenantal Outline
This is the third in a series of posts about Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Below I outline the points I would cover in discussing the novel with an eye towards implementing the covenantal model. PLOT TRANSCENDENCE: Marriage is on everyone’s minds, especially the Bennets, who boast five daughtersHIERARCHY: The two oldest Bennets attract suitors,Continue reading “Pride and Prejudice: A Covenantal Outline”
Pride and Prejudice Volume 2
This is the second in a series of posts on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. PLOT/THEME/RHETORIC Plot: Volume 1 ended with Elizabeth declining a proposal and Jane’s hopes for one dissolving. Volume 2 has at its center Elizabeth declining another proposal, this one from Mr. Darcy, while discovering why Jane’s proposal never happened. Theme: WhileContinue reading “Pride and Prejudice Volume 2”
Experiments in Criticism 