How a Cat Played Robinson Crusoe by Charles G. D. Roberts tells the story of a pampered, city cat that is stranded on an island. The cat now needs to rely on its instinct and natural hunting skills to survive.
The story is based on the tale of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. In this book, Crusoe similarly ends up stranded on an island and has to rely on his instincts in order to survive. The setting of a faraway, wild island is very important for plot development in both cases, because it represents the original, "natural environment," completely untouched by humans that is required for the castaways to regain their "wild nature." It is the necessary catalysts for the characters to become instinctive survivors.