In the the novel Robinson Crusoe the main character Robinson Crusoe goes through trials on good, bad, and uncertainty which land him upon a deserted island which changes his view of life and opinion for the better.
"I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen who settled first at Hull. He got a good estate by merchandise and, leaving off his trade, lived afterward at York, from whence he had married my mother whose relations were named Robinson, a very good family in that country, and from whom I was called Robinson Kreutznaer; but by the usual corruption of words in England we are called, nay, we call ourselves, and write our name “Crusoe,” and so my companions always called me" Crusoe introduces himself and his parents with no seeming attachment this shows what kind of cruel and detached person Crusoe and in my opinion he has nowhere to go but up in his selfish and demeaning behavior
"But no sooner were my eyes open, but I saw my Poll sitting on top of the hedge; and immediately knew that it was he that spoke to me; for just in such bemoaning language I had used to talk to him, and teach him; and he learned it so perfectly that he would sit upon my finger and lay his bill close to my face, and cry, “Poor Robin Crusoe! Where are you? Where have you been? How come you here?” and such things as I had taught him" Feels a bit sad when returning home from his near fatal canoe trip and the only one to greet him is a parrot. He longs for companionship and I believe that he starts to not take somethings for granted, I believe this is another turning in his journey.
"O drug!” said I aloud, “what art thou good for? Thou art not worth to me, no, not the taking off of the ground; one of those knives is worth all this heap; I have no manner of use for thee; e’en remain where thou art and go to the bottom as a creature whose life is not worth saving." This is when Crusoe realizes that gold is worthless since he is on a deserted island and the things that seemed so important don't matter any longer, he is becoming less materialistic.
"My island was now peopled, and I thought myself very rich in subjects; and it was a merry reflection, which I frequently made, how like a king I looked. First of all, the whole country was my own mere property, Baso that I had an undoubted right of dominion. Secondly, my people were perfectly subjected. I was absolute lord and lawgiver, they all owed their lives to me, and were ready to lay down their lives, if there had been occasion of it, for me." When you think that Crusoe is a changed man and being on this island has changed him but he still has the knack to take ownership over things and people like Xury and Friday.
"I might well say now indeed, that the latter end of Job was better than the beginning. It is impossible to express here the flutterings of my very heart when I looked over these letters, and especially when I found all my wealth about me; for as the Brazil ships come all in fleets, the same ships which brought my letters brought my goods" Crusoe seems to think that the stint that he spent on the island improved his standing in Christianity or God because he took time out to repent and think about his life and in doing so good started to come his way.
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