The Enlightenment literature and Robinson Crusoe

The Enlightenment literature and Robinson Crusoe Literature became more and more available to people during the 18th century due to the new invention, the Goodman press. Newspapers were very popular because they were cheap and they contained a lot of information. Most literature was non-fiction, it wasn't based on the imagination of the author. The aim of writings of the time was to instruct and enlighten, and most of all, get people to think. It …

…a weakened monarchy. DeFoe was trying to capture the same confusion into Robinson, making it possible for the English to connect with the main character. Robinson has to question his skills, inventiveness, personality and faith while on the island. He needs to give up on all treats he'd taken for granted and start living on only the basics of human need: water and a bit of meat or fruit or whatever he happened to find.