Chapter 1
The father's grief at Crusoe's departure and Crusoe's later self-identification as a prodigal who failed to return in time.
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From Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Crusoe explicitly figures himself as the prodigal son, and his father's warning becomes a recurring scriptural framework for reading his life.
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