1. Short-response prompt (15 points)
Read the following passage from Chapter 8
of The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, in which
Crusoe describes how he feels about his
life on the island:
.[A]s I walked about, either on my hunting, or
for viewing
the country, the anguish
of my soul at
my condition would break out upon me on a sudden, and my very
heart would die within me, to think of the woods, the mountains, the deserts I was
in, and how I was a prisoner, locked up with the eternal bars
and bolts of the ocean,
in an uninhabited
wilderness, without redemption. In the midst of the greatest
composures of my
mind, this would break out upon me a like a storm, and make me
wring my hands and weep like a child. . .
Explain the comparison Crusoe makes between life in prison in
and life on the island. What are some
similarities between these situations? Then, analyze the tone of the
passage, and explain how the
comparison helps create that tone. Be sure to use specific details from
the passage in your response.