Robinson Crusoe By Daniel Defoe Summary and Analysis Chapter 1
Robinson Crusoe, the narrator of the story, tells us that he was
born in 1632 in the city of York, England. His father, a German
immigrant, married a woman whose name was Robinson, and his real
name was Robinson Kreutznaer, but due to the natural corruption
of languages, the family now writes their name "Crusoe." He was
the third son; his oldest brother was killed in a war, and the
next son simply disappeared.  When Robinson Crusoe first had an
urge to go to sea, his father lectured him upon the importance
of staying home and being content with his "middle station" in
life. His father maintained that the "middle station had the
fewest disasters and was not exposed to so many vicissitudes as
the higher or lower part of mankind." After his father expressly
forbade him to go to sea, and, furthermore, promised to do good
things for him if he stayed home, for another whole year,
Robinson Crusoe stayed at home, but he constantly thought of
adventures