If you ask the modern reader about what the best-known work, written in the style of Robinson Crusoe, after Defoe's novel itself would certainly be called Jules Verne, "The Mysterious Island".The content of the novel is known to almost everyone, and does not need additional advertising.
In fact, in modern literature as Robinsonade means any work where the characters placed in conditions in which their survival is necessary to rely on their knowledge and skills.The name of this trend was the product of Defoe, a story about the shipwrecked sailor by the name of Robinson Crusoe.The popularity of this novel was so great that the name has become synonymous with Robinson and gave rise to an endless chain of sequels and imitations.
Do not stay aside and Jules Verne."Mysterious Island" is still nearly perfect Robinson Crusoe.The word "almost" there is no accident, since this work is not a guide to survival, and is simply an adventure novel with elements of fantasy.Fantastic product is that this island just might not be in the nature, as well as the achievements of the islanders in terms of scientific and technological progress can not be achieved even by four very knowledgeable and able people.
But he and Jules Verne."Mysterious Island" is written so convincingly that it is impossible for all these accomplishments begin to think after reading the novel.And during the process itself does not pay attention to the fact that only the power of robots to organize two days to scratch the forge and smelt it for the metal.
author of the novel in its time generated a lot of debate about whether it is a specific person, or under this pseudonym hides a group of scientists.Even now it is difficult to believe that such a huge amount of science fiction written by one man, and even in the days when there were no computers.It is now possible to get any information, just a few mouse clicks, and the speed of typing on the computer is much higher than the same amount of writing by hand.But Monsieur Verne had before even ballpoint pen and was forced to write with a pen.And did it really masterful.
However, in the novel there is a significant drawback, which does not make him Robinson Crusoe in the full sense of the word.I not pulled fully the genre Jules Verne."Mysterious Island", whose characters so rapidly began life on the island, with no single matches, yet not mastered their own industrial base.They threw almost everything you need, Captain Nemo.However, Robinson also received by the will of its author's gift of fate - a chest with the necessary items for a normal existence.Similarly, Captain Nemo in a critical moment of our first throws islanders medicine for Herbert, and then completely ensures their guns, ammunition, kitchen utensils, clothes and camera.
fact that first novel was conceived as a single work, and only later the author decided to make it part of the trilogy, united with other novels.Yes, the transition between the novel "Children of Captain Grant" and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is not very successfully entered here Jules Verne."Mysterious Island" would look better as a standalone product, but can not change anything - all was the author's will.
But all this does not detract from the merits of the novel.It is interesting not only describing the creation from scratch of various ordinary things, the more that these descriptions are often wrong (this is indicated in the comments of the editors), but the fact that it is celebrated friendship and cooperation.And the desire of heroes as much as possible to know and do.
hard to say exactly how many boys and girls began to excitedly studying school subjects, inspired erudition Cyrus Smith, Gideon Spilett and Herbert.And the "guilty" in the Jules Verne."Mysterious Island" became a real anthem of knowledge.
