# Poll — The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe character guide

> Poll in The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** honest Poll

**First appearance:** 0004-v-builds-a-house-the-journal

## Who they are

Talking parrot tamed by Crusoe, his companion on the island.

## Relationships

### [Robinson Crusoe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/characters/robinson_crusoe)

_friendship_

Poll is a parrot Crusoe teaches to speak, serving as a long-term companion and source of comfort during his isolation.

### [Robinson Crusoe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/characters/robinson_crusoe)

_friendship_

Poll is a parrot Crusoe teaches to speak, serving as a long-term companion and source of comfort during his isolation.

## In the story

### [First Weeks on the Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/chapters/iv-first-weeks-on-the-island)

Mentioned as part of the ship's animals; not directly active in this chapter.

### [Builds a House—The Journal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/chapters/v-builds-a-house-the-journal)

Mentioned as a parrot he teaches to speak, though not directly featured in this chapter.

### [VIII: Surveys His Position](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/chapters/viii-surveys-his-position)

Becomes a domestic companion; Crusoe builds a cage for him.

### [X: Tames Goats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/chapters/x-tames-goats)

The parrot returns to Crusoe, greeting him with familiar phrases and providing companionship.

### [XI: Finds Print of Man’s Foot on the Sand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/chapters/xi-finds-print-of-man-s-foot-on-the-sand)

Mentioned as a favorite pet who is permitted to talk to Crusoe during meals.

### [Wreck of a Spanish Ship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/chapters/xiii-wreck-of-a-spanish-ship)

Crusoe's parrot, who has been taught to speak and has lived with him for twenty-six years, providing companionship.

## Links

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