English

Jerry

29 October, 13:03

The protagonist in Daniel Defoe's The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe belonged to the middle class. What was the effect of portraying him as a youth belonging to a middle-class family (rather than an upper-class family) ?

A. It appealed to be a broader readership, especially in the middle class

B. It generated much excitement among middle - and lower - class youth.

C. It made up upper-class readers aware of the differences within the middle class

D. It drew severe criticism from upper-class of the time