In a well-structured academic essay of between 600-800 words (about 2-3 page) and with reference to the passage above, briefly show how the novel’s narrative strands of:

i) irony

ii) and the Christian parable and didactic conventions

come together in the account of Crusoe’s feelings after his first voyage on a ship. Comment on the

interplay between these narrative strands. Start by defining and explaining these narrative strands in the

context of the 18th century novel. with reference to defoe,(2007:14-15)​