Summary of Robinson Crusoe From York, Robinson Crusoe abandons home to become a sailor, however as he went on a voyage to African coasts, his ship was taken for pirates and he was made a slave. After he escaped and thank a Portuguese captain he settled in Brazil. Nevertheless, going back to Africa his ship was shipwrecked and he was the only survivor. After he reached land, he confirmed that the island was deserted. Although he had the luck to find provisions, tools and weapons from the sunken ship. Time passed on: Crusoe got used to the habitat and a certain day he found a cannibal tribe on the beach. Heroically, he gets to rescue a captive who called “Friday”. Crusoe taught English to him. After a couple of months the tribe returns to the beach and brings English citizens to sacrifice, but Crusoe and Friday save them. Soon they both manage to get a ship and go back to England.