Robinson Crusoe on Mars story
A science fiction retelling of the classic novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
10 total · 4 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| male bonding | major | Kit Draper and Friday had to cooperate to survive on Mars. |
| Martian extraterrestrial | major | Kit Draper encountered Martians while stranded on the Red Planet. |
| stranded on a deserted planet | major | The story follows Kit Draper in his efforts to sustain himself, and his pet monkey, on the surface of Mars. He found a cave for shelter, burned coal-like rocks for warmth, and discovered that heating the rocks provided a source of oxygen. He additionally secured water and a steady supply of edible plant “sausages”. |
| wilderness survival | major | The story follows Kit Draper in his efforts to sustain himself, and his pet monkey, on the surface of Mars. He found a cave for shelter, burned coal-like rocks for warmth, and discovered that heating the rocks provided a source of oxygen. He additionally secured water and a steady supply of edible plant “sausages”. |
| communicating with someone who speaks a different language | minor | Kit Draper forced Friday to learn English so they could communicate. |
| interplanetary space travel | minor | A crew flew to Mars. |
| loneliness | minor | Kit Draper began to lose his mind after being stranded alone on Mars for an extended period of time. |
| master and pet | minor | Kit Draper and Mona the monkey. |
| speculative spaceship | minor | A crew flew to Mars in the rocketship, Mars Gravity Probe 1. |
| what if I couldn't trust the veracity of my senses | minor | Kit Draper hallucinated seeing his old friends while stranded on Mars. |