Robinson Crusoe

this book has a bad rap, it seems, and i am not entirely certain as to why. it has adventure, ruggedness, a still-unique story, and i do not find it excessively preachy. it has a strong emphasis on Providence and finding God, but why should this be a bad thing? if literature is supposed to prepare for life, and teach through the back door--or even the side door or front door--why is this a negative? i suppose if you don't want to hear about God and His Providence, this would diminish the pleasure of it, but it seems that is a fault in the reader, not the novel. i'm currently working up an essay on Crusoe for work, and i find myself enjoying it quite a bit. they had quite a lot of wisdom, those old protestants, along with their prejudices. and who doesn't want, at least in some secret life, build an entire kingdom from nothing?