I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull. He got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his trade, lived afterwards at York, from whence he had married my mother, whose relations were named Robinson, a very good family in that country, and from whom I was called Robinson Kreutznaer; but, by the usual corruption of words in England, we are now called - nay we call ourselves and write our name - Crusoe; and so my companions always called me. What does the historical context of the writing demonstrate or tell you? In that time, it was important to know where a person's family was from. In that time, it was important to lie about the true spelling of your name. In that time, it was important to avoid using a woman's family name. In that time, it was important to write novels about genealogy and history.

Question

History

Dominic Gaines

23 February, 01:58

I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull. He got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his trade, lived afterwards at York, from whence he had married my mother, whose relations were named Robinson, a very good family in that country, and from whom I was called Robinson Kreutznaer; but, by the usual corruption of words in England, we are now called - nay we call ourselves and write our name - Crusoe; and so my companions always called me. What does the historical context of the writing demonstrate or tell you? In that time, it was important to know where a person's family was from. In that time, it was important to lie about the true spelling of your name. In that time, it was important to avoid using a woman's family name. In that time, it was important to write novels about genealogy and history.

+3

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Erica Lindsey · Answer 1

I would say that in that time, it was important to know where a person's family was from.

You can see in this excerpt that Robinson goes to great lengths to explain the entire history of his family. He started with his father's family, then his father, then his mother's family, then his mother, and in the end about their mutual family and their entire history.