Robinson and Friday rescue two prisoners from some cannibals on the island: the Spanish prisoner and a man bound in a canoe. Friday is ecstatic when he realizes this man is actually his father. Friday's father lives on Robinson's island for a while and then is sent with the Spanish prisoner to bring back the rest of the surviving Spaniards from the shipwreck near Robinson's island.
Friday's Father Quotes in Robinson Crusoe
The Robinson Crusoe quotes below are all either spoken by Friday's Father or refer to Friday's Father. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 22
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My island was now peopled, and I thought myself very rich in subjects; and it was a merry reflection, which I frequently made, how like a king I looked. First of all, the whole country was my own property, so that I had an undoubted right of dominion. Secondly, my people were perfectly subjected - I was absolutely lord and lawgiver - they all owed their lives to me, and were ready to lay down their lives, if there had been occasion for it, for me. It was remarkable, too, I had but three subjects, and they were of three different religions - my man Friday was a Protestant, his father was a Pagan and a cannibal, and the Spaniard was a Papist. However, I allowed liberty of conscience throughout my dominions.
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Robinson Crusoe (speaker), Friday, Friday's Father, The Spanish Prisoner
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Friday's Father Character Timeline in Robinson Crusoe
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Chapter 22
...and cried. He told Robinson that this was his father. Robinson gave some food to Friday's father and then Friday went running to bring back a jug of fresh water for his...
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Friday took care of both the prisoners and moved the Spaniard to the boat where Friday's father was. He got in the boat and paddled it around to the creek nearer Robinson's...
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Robinson had Friday ask Friday's father if there was any chance that the escaped savages might come back with a large...
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Robinson planned to send Friday's father and the Spaniard back to the their people so that the rest of the Europeans...
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...cutting down trees to use to construct a boat. After the next harvest, he sent Friday's father and the Spaniard on their journey. As best as Robinson could reckon, they left some...
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