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Foe (J.M.Coetzee) STRUCTURE

Foe (J.M.Coetzee) STRUCTURE. Chapter 1 Susan Barton, victim of a mutiny, is shipwrecked on a desolate island, where she meets Mr. Cruso and his “slave” Friday . Friday has been mutilated: he has no tongue. Cruso dies aboard the ship and Susan and Friday are left to make their way in England.

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Foe (J.M.Coetzee) STRUCTURE

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  1. Foe (J.M.Coetzee)STRUCTURE • Chapter 1 Susan Barton, victim of a mutiny, is shipwrecked on a desolate island, where she meets Mr. Cruso and his “slave” Friday . Friday has been mutilated: he has no tongue. Cruso dies aboard the ship and Susan and Friday are left to make their way in England. • Chapter 2 After she arrives in England, Susan drafts a memoir and seeks out the author Foe to have her story told. Susan writes letters to Foe, letters that do not reach him because he is hiding, trying to evade his creditors. Susan and Friday go to look for Foe. • Chapter 3 Susan has a relationship with Foe, he wants to change some points of the book. Foe and Susan try to solve the mystery of Friday’s tongue. • Chapter 4 The novel ends with a sequence spoken by an unnamed narrator. Susan sees the island of Cruso, then she sees a ship and Friday that finally speaks.

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