《鲁滨孙漂流记》取材于苏格兰水手亚国山大·赛尔科克在航海过程的冒险故事。由于赛尔科克在航海的途中与船长发生矛盾,最后在矛盾不断激化的情况下,被船长和船上的其他船员丢弃在一个荒无人烟的孤岛上。他凭借自己坚强的意志独自在荒岛上生活了4年,在这4年时间里,他几乎变成一个不会说话、不穿衣服、用棍棒等追逐猎物的野人,最后终于有机会回到自己的国家。笛福根据赛尔科克的亲身经历写了这篇小说,这篇小说不仅 “Robinson Crusoe” is based on the adventurous story of Scottish sailor Alexander Koelkerk during sailing. Due to the conflict between Saulkook and the captain on the way to sailing, it was eventually discarded by the captain and other crew on an uninhabited island in the midst of intensified conflicts. With his own strong will, he lived alone on a desert island for four years, during which time he almost became a savage who could not speak, do not wear clothes, chase prey with sticks, and finally finally had a chance to return Own country. Defoe wrote the novel based on the experience of Purcell, not only in this novel