The settings in a novel and a characters physical surrounding such as a room or a house can be useful in interpreting and indicating a character's traits. For example Crusoe's ability to create a dwelling from scratch reveals his character to be strong willed and determined. The physical or social environment of a character does not only present a trait, but being man made, may also cause it or be caused by it. This can …showed first 75 words of 1735 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1735 total…and even their customs. In addition to this the settings before, after and during Crusoe's time on the island defines the dramatic opposition of his two modes of life. Bibliography David Blewett. Defoe's Art of Fiction. 1979. University of Toronto Press. London. James Sutherland. Daniel Defoe, a Critical Study. 1971. Oxford University Press. London. Maximillion E. Novak: Economic Meaning of Robinson Crusoe. 1969. In: Twentieth Century Interpretations of Robinson Crusoe. Frank H. Ellis. Prentice Hall International, Inc. London.