" Crusoe's ability to seek the good in such a hopeless and lonely situation reflects the strength of his character. He goes on to solidify this sentiment, saying, "we may always find in it something to comfort our selves from, and to set in the description of Good and Evil, on the credit side of the accompt." The incorporation of business-like diction while expressing this moral view serves to further highlight the interpenetration of the two seemingly contrasting sides of Crusoe. In just this comment, Crusoe is shown to be an economical man with a moral impulse. Defoe not only demonstrates that Crusoe is not just one or the other, but more importantly, proves that it is possible to be both. .
The diffusion of economics and religion through each other can also be noted in Crusoe's daily schedule. When Crusoe writes out his schedule early on, he solely bothers to ration his time between sleeping, eating and working. His total focus is on making the most of his supplies and cultivating his stock. However, upon realizing the need for God in his life and the importance of practicing religious values, he revises his schedule to include his new way of living along with the old. Crusoe claims he "was very seldom idle; but having regularly divided my time, according to the several daily employments that were before me, such as, first, my duty to God, and the reading the Scriptures, which I constantly set apart some time for thrice every day." He makes sure to place God and his religious obligations ahead of everything else and acknowledges the importance of allocating time for these activities. The man who wrote this list proves to have a significantly different perspective on life than the man who created the one early in the novel, where God was not even mentioned, let alone placed at the top of the list.".
Crusoe goes on to explain the rest of his routine, "Secondly, the going abroad with my gun for food, which generally took me up three hours in every morning.
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