1. Crusoe lived in all of the stages of life that his father told him about prior to embarking on his first nautical voyage. The middle stage can be characterized as his early plantation life in Brasil or part of his life on the island where he was well established and comfortable. He received wealth upon returning from the island and lived in relatively poor conditions upon first arriving on the island.

2. Crusoe, even after all of his experiences, retained his love for adventure. Even after being rescued from the island, he supplies those he left behind with necessities so that they might, in a way, continue on in the adventurous Crusoe way.

3. I thought it was interesting that Crusoe decided to travel by land instead of sea (pg. 290) to England. Leads to the stories with the wolves and the bear. Illustrates the misfortune that seems to follow Crusoe no matter what path he chooses.

4. I also found it interesting that, despite all of Crusoe's history, which usually consisted of negative experiences concerning boats, decides to set his "son" in a nautical direction as a career path. Refers to the lack of character development, or at least contradicts what the reader would think Crusoe would do.