Although he is a stranger to the island, he considers himself the king and the native "savages" his subjects who "all owed me their lives and were ready to lay down their lives, if there had been opportunity, for me” (Defoe 367). He even considers the island “as my simple property, knowing that I had an incontestable right of dominion” (Defoe 367). Crusoe takes command of the island not out of merit or democracy, but because he feels superior to the natives, he arrogantly believes that each of the natives owes him their lives and fully expects them to treat him like a king. Crusoe proves throughout the novel that he is. an unlikeable character. His self-centered attitude, greed, and interactions with Friday and the other island natives prove that he is both a bad and unpleasant person..