How many times did Robinson Crusoe sail to sea in Robinson Crusoe? How many times?

4 times

On his first voyage, he encountered strong waves and the ship sank. He managed to escape and save his life.

The second time I went overseas to do business in Africa, I made a lot of money.

The third time he suffered another misfortune, he was captured by the Moors and became a slave. Later, he escaped in his master's boat and was rescued by a Portuguese cargo ship on the way. After the ship arrived in Brazil, he bought a manor there and became its owner.

The fourth time he was not content with getting rich like this, so he went to sea again and sold slaves in Africa. On the way, he encountered a storm and ran aground on the rocks and survived alone. He was rescued after surviving on a desert island for many years. Extended information

Introduction:

Robinson Crusoe was born in a decent businessman family, eager to sail, and wanted to see something overseas. He went to sea without telling his father and went to London, where he bought some fake beads and toys and started doing business in Africa.

During the fourth voyage, the ship encountered a storm and ran aground on the rocks. All the companions on the ship were killed. Only Robinson survived and drifted to an uninhabited island alone.

He made a raft from the mast of the sunken ship, transported the food, clothes, guns and ammunition on the ship to the shore again and again, and set up a tent on the edge of the hill to settle down. Then he used sharpened wooden stakes to build a fence around the tent and dug a hole behind the tent to live. He used simple tools to make tables, chairs and other furniture, hunted game for food, drank fresh water from the stream, and overcame the initial difficulties he encountered.

He began to grow barley and rice on the island, made his own wooden mortars, pestles, and sieves, processed flour, and baked rough bread. He captured, tamed, and bred wild goats. He also made pottery and so on to meet his daily needs.

A "country house" and a breeding farm were also built on the other end of the desert island. Despite this, Robinson never gave up looking for a way to leave the island. He cut down a big tree and spent five or six months making a canoe. However, the boat was too heavy to be dragged into the sea, so he had to waste all his efforts and build a new smaller boat.

After Robinson lived alone on the island for 15 years, one day, he found a footprint on the coast of the island. Soon, he discovered human bones and traces of fire. It turned out that a group of savages from the outer island had held a human flesh feast here. Robinson was shocked. Since then he has been alert and more aware of his surroundings.

Until the 24th year, another group of savages came to the island, bringing prisoners who were ready to kill and eat. After Robinson discovered it, he rescued one of them. Because that day was Friday, Robinson named the rescued prisoner "Friday." Since then, "Friday" has become Robinson's loyal servant and friend.

Then, Robinson took "Friday" to rescue a Spanish and "Friday"'s father. Soon a British ship anchored near the island. The sailors on the ship rebelled and abandoned the captain and three other people on the island. Robinson and "Friday" helped the captain subdue the group of rebellious sailors and recapture the ship.

He left the group of sailors on the island, and took "Friday" and the captain to leave the desert island and return to England. At this time Robinson has been away from home for 35 years (living on the island for 28 years). He married in England and had three children.

After the death of his wife, Robinson once again went to sea for business and passed by the desert island where he lived. At this time, the sailors and Spanish who stayed on the island had settled down and multiplied. Robinson sent some new immigrants, gave them the land on the island, and left them with various daily necessities, and left the island with satisfaction.

Writing background:

The era when Defoe lived was the era when British capitalism began to develop on a large scale. In 1702, he published "Shortcuts to the Elimination of Different Sects", which satirized the government's religious policies. He was arrested and sentenced to the shackles three times.

After being released from prison, he engaged in editing newspapers and periodicals, and also wrote many political and economic pamphlets. He was arrested three times due to his speech. In 1719, Defoe published his first novel "Robinson Crusoe".

This novel is based on Alexander Selkirk's real experience on a desert island. According to British magazine reports at the time: In April 1704, Selkirk rebelled at sea and was abandoned by the captain on a small island called Mazatier in the Juan Fernandez Islands, more than 900 kilometers away from the coast of Chile. He was discovered by navigators 4 years and 4 months later and rescued.

At that time, Selkirk had forgotten human language and completely turned into a savage. Defoe was inspired by this incident and conceived the story of Robinson. However, in the creation process of the novel, Defoe started from his own perceptions and feelings of the times, and created the image of Robinson with the adventurous and enterprising spirit of the rising bourgeoisie period and the colonial spirit of the 18th century.