Robinson Crusoe | The Creation of an Ordered World in Robinson Crusoe
In the following essay, MacDonald argues that the novel is about order, both physical and psychic, and that the establishment of order is its main myth.
A favourite scene of the illustrators of Robinson Crusoe is Crusoe's discovery of the footprint on the sand. Crusoe can be seen peering downwards in surprise and shock at an oversize and remarkably distinct single footprint, which, when we check the story, oddly enough is still visible several days later. The image remains in the mind,...
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