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A comparison of Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" and Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and her Children". In identifying similarities and differences, the author contrasts numerous topics including-- the role of supporting characters, political inclination, religion, historical tendencies and class structure in both novels.

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"Often, a novel ages best as it serves to reveal facts about the historical time and place from which it originates. Particularly, periods that predate electronic recording methods such as photography, video and audio are most appealingly captured by works of fiction. Though characters and events may be fabricated, their respective interactions and occurrences are steeped in a world of the past, now only visible through narrative. While Daniel Defoe's colorful and inspiring Robinson Crusoe bears little resemblance to Bertolt Brecht's dark and despairing Mother Courage and Her Children, they are like-minded in their intent. And further, their intents are similarly influenced by the direct pressure of their works' historical contexts."

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