Writing Techniques In Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe is considered as a first novel of English literature and it tells a story of a man who has to live in the deserted island. Not only subject but also structure of the novel are attention-grabbing. Daniel Defoe used many narrative techniques for fluency of the novel and it makes the reader more curious and attentive to it.Defoe made the reader concentrate to the subject and he increased the fluency of the novel with these techniques.These techniques are realistic fiction,autobiography,spiritual autobiography and other literary devices. Firstly, author used more realistic subjects. Description of places, delineation of characters draw a picture for reader like details of ship voyages. Except from this, Defoe used dates for enhancing realism. In the novel problems and solutions are realistic . For example,it takes long time to settle in the island for Robinson. By using these methods , writer makes the readers keep reading.Realistic fiction is kind of trick that make person believe the event which didn’t happen. It creates believable story. For this reason , while reading the novel, readers make connection between real life and the fiction. It

He blended these techniques with his creativity. Thanks to these, he create his authentic style. Structures, strategies, techniques which he used provide easiness during the transition between storyline.When transitions between different parts of the book is smooth, readers don’t lose the concentration. Both content integrity and narrative style are unshakeable in Robinson Crusoe. Under favour of techniques and writing style that Defoe utilized, the novel attracted considerable attention. Defoe equalized the subject and the writing style so professionally that subject was not pale beside narrative style. So that, the subject of the story become deeper with the contribution of narrative