Robinson Crusoe and Foe: Deconstruction of Colonial Discourse Through Tropical Invalidism
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2023
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Knowledge Hub Publ Co Ltd
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Robinson Crusoe and Foe are generally read through comparisons made to highlight marked contrasts between the ways Defoe and Coetzee treat colonialism. However, this article undertakes a comparison of both novels by representing them as analogous with an emphasis on the debilitating effects that the tropical climate produces on Europeans. Both Defoe and Coetzee deal with the harsh climatic conditions on the tropical island in a way that ultimately leads to severe impairment and deterioration in the body and mental health of the European characters. The extremes of the tropical climate such as the torrid heat, heavy rains and violent storms not only tend to be conducive to ill-health and a relapsing fever but also provoke the feelings of fear, distress and anxiety. The central focus of the Europeans shifts from fulfilling their basic needs to surviving the extreme weather conditions and protecting their health from the tropical diseases. According to both narratives, co-lonial stereotypes such as white-black and master-slave might be deconstructed on the grounds that the superiority of the Europeans is shaken through representations of tropical invalids whose body and mental condition are vulnerable to tremendous harm and threat that the tropical environment poses to their health.
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Daniel Defoe, J. M. Coetzee, tropical invalidism, climate, disease
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Forum For World Literature Studies
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15
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