Robinson Crusoe

Shipwrecked and castaway, Daniel DeFoes hard-luck character is still the standard for "growing where youre planted." Captured by pirates, he makes his break in a small boat and undergoes desperate adventures before winning his way back to civilization. But Crusoe proves willing to chance his luck a second time when, after sweating his way to prosperity as a planter in Brazil, he undertakes a voyage that isnt needful and is marooned on a small island off South America. Crusoe shows the value of single-minded labor as he pursues ways to feed, shelter, and clothe himself. His ardent wish is to escape his island why is it that the only people who come there are cannibals? But he spends more than two decades in isolation before acquiring a sidekick the man Friday youve probably heard of. And who would guess his way to salvation would depend on leading a last-ditch fight against a shipful of mutineers?