Topic DiscussionWrite no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.Robinson Crusoe is considered to be Daniel Defoe's masterpiece because the protagonist was a real middle-class hero. And his rest four novels manifest Defoe's deep concern for the poor and the unfortunate in his society. Please try to discuss their social significance.
ROBINSON CRUSOE, AN ADVENTURE STORY VERY MUCH IN THE SPIRIT OF THE TIME, IS UNIVERSALLY CONSIDERED HIS MASTERPIECE. HIS REST FOUR NOVELS DEAL WITH THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF SOME HERO OR HEROINE, USUALLY A WHORE, A PIRATE, A PICKPOCKET, A ROGUE OR SOME OTHER CRIMINAL. THEIR HISTORY IS TRACED FROM THEIR UNFORTUNATE CHILDHOOD, THROUGH THEIR MANY VICISSITUDES IN LIFE, TO THEIR FINAL PROSPERITY OR REPENTANCE AND DEATH. THE ALL-POWERFUL INFLUENCE OF MATERIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT UPON THE THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS OF THE HERO OR THE HEROINE IS HIGHLIGHTED. THE STRUGGLE OF THE POOR UNFORTUNATE MERE EXISTENCE, MIXED WITH THEIR DESIRE FOR GREAT WEALTH, COMES INTO CONFLICT WITH THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH PREVENTS THEM FROM OBTAINING THE GOAL UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THUS FORCES THEM IN TO CRIMINAL ACTIONS OR BOLD ADVENTURES. 
