How does Crusoe differ from the English and Spanish masters he left behind to develop the island?

A. Crusoe survives through hard work and resourcefulness, whereas the other masters were lazy and unproductive.

B. Crusoe believed in the value of women, whereas the other masters only saw them as servants.

C. Crusoe stays true to his Christian religion, whereas the other masters turned to the religion practices of the natives.

D. Crusoe forces the natives to work while he rest, whereas the other masters worked alongside the natives.

The young Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and castaway on an isolated sultry island for 28 years. The story may be based on the true-life experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lasted four years on a Pacific island, or Henry Pitman, a federal innovator operator castaway from a Caribbean reformatory colony.

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English writer Daniel Defoe discuss 2 main subjects in his 1719 novel "Robinson Crusoe"; overcoming fear, which contributes to the main character's survival; and at the same time it's Defoe's critique to colonialism, and particularly the British empire's approach to the native tribes where their colonies where set, portrayed with the correlation between Crusoe and Friday in the novel.

Self sufficiency and hard work are the means used by Crusoe helping him survive, and especially working together with those around him, in contrast with previous English and Spanish masters. Thereby (A).