# Robinson Crusoe — Orthodoxy character guide

> Robinson Crusoe in Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Crusoe

**First appearance:** 0006-iv-the-ethics-of-elfland

## Who they are

Fictional castaway, used as a symbol of practical human reason.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orthodoxy_se/characters/narrator)

_psychological_

Robinson Crusoe is analyzed as a symbol of practical, solitary human reason and the need for society.

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