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    The Swiss Family Robinson

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    English III The Swiss Family Robinson By Johann Wyss Submitted by: Patubo‚ Isaac Marvin S. III – Saint Agatha Submitted to: Mr. Teddy P. Data English Teacher The Swiss Family Robinson Johann David Wyss I. Personal Background of the Author Name: Johann David Wyss Born: 4 March 1743 in Bern‚ Switzerland Died: 11 January 1818 Nationality: Swiss Lived: in Bern Switzerland Children: four sons. His eldest son‚ Johann Rudolph Wyss‚ published The Swiss Family Robison in 1812

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    Swiss Family Robinson

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    I chose to read "The Swiss Family Robinson" by Johann Wyss. I really enjoyed the story because of the characters in the book‚ and the adventure that they lived. In this book‚ my favorite person is the father. He never lost hope in himself or his family and he always found new ways of making his family as comfortable they could be. He was a strong leader‚ and did everything he could to take care of them and make the best of a really tough situation. My grandpa is a lot like this character. He is resourceful

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    The Swiss Family Robinson

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    The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss is a story about a family who are shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. The ship was being tossed by angry waves. The whole crew and captain had deserted their ship only to perish to the sea. The only ones remaining on board was the Robinson family. When the storm was over‚ they discussed about how to get to shore. After much thinking‚ they built a sort of raft big enough for the family

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    S.A. Bodeen’s Shipwreck Island and Johann David Wyss’ Swiss Family Robinson are different books‚ but they do have very certain similarities. One book is about a family that values their relationships‚ especially with God. These values become even more important as they are stuck on a desert island. However‚ the other book talks about a family that doesn’t have any bond until they have no choice but to get along to survive on what seems to be a deserted island. The similarities of these books are

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    Johann D. Wyss was a brilliant writer who wrote The Swiss Family Robinson. He told a story to his kids and it later became the book The Swiss Family Robinson. The reason why was because his kids was so entertained and learned so much from it. The family discussed these stories and then took turns making up their own tales of adventure. Each boy took turns telling their tale and their father would write the stories down. One of the sons‚ Johann Emmanuel Wyss illustrated the adventures with drawings

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    I. Title of the Book The Swiss Family Robinson II. Name of the Author Johann Wyss III. Copyright Date 1990 IV. Publishing Company Playmore Inc.‚ Publishers and Waldman Publishing Corp.‚ V. Number of Chapters Sixteen (16) chapters VI. Number of Pages Read Two hundred twenty three (223) pages VII. Setting In a Tropical Island VIII. Characters/Characterization Mr. Robinson -Father in the selection Elizabeth -Mother in the selection

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    The SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON In the book I read‚ The Swiss Family Robinson‚ the family was ship wrecked on an island. Their boat was made of wood. Nowadays boats are made of metal and have radar or other tracking devices on board. Instead of leather masts we have giant motor propelled rudders and jets. Instead of just transportation today boats are used for pleasure‚ or even marriages. They have boats with big swimming pools‚ dining areas‚ tennis courts and even the movie theaters on-board. Many years

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    about how they are lost‚ and all the characters take how the setting is affecting them differently. In “From The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” By Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoe is a very pessimistic sea wash up cast away on a deserted island. But in “ From The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island’’ By Johann David Wyss. The Robinson family seem pretty optimistic seeing

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    Swiss Family Robinsons

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    what to do to tame a wretchedly savage beast? Since the characters in the Swiss Family Robinson have done this through the grace of God and their adventures‚ no one will have to educate themselves first hand. This paper will be going over how the characters in SFR tamed the buffalo and the ostrich. For many years‚ the mighty buffalo has been examined as a strong being. This animal was a hard animal to tame‚ although the Robinsons completed the task. They first had to poke a hole through a calf’s nostril

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    Could you imagine riding an ostrich across the horizon while an eagle flies beside you? In The Swiss Family Robinson‚ by J.D. Wyss‚ this is what the characters tried to achieve. The family was successful in training both of these animals‚ yet the training differed in some ways. They chose these two animals to train because they believed that the animals could help them survive on this extraordinary island. One of the first animals they decided to tame on this island was the eagle‚ because they felt

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