His father had told him that those who decide to travel abroad in search of discovery were of two kinds, those "Men of desperate Fortunes on one Hand, or of aspiring superior Fortunes on the other"4, and felt that Robinson was too good for the former, but insufficient for the latter. ... Crusoe could also be said to have shown an unconscious cruelty towards Xury, his young Moor companion, when he agrees to sell him to the Portuguese Captain, in effect handing over his liberty11. ... One of these had been gifted to him by his friend, the Portuguese captain, and he then purchased anoth...

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