Due to the series of unfortunate events he experiences, author Daniel Defoe uses a more melancholic and somber tone throughout the majority of the story . On many occasions, Robinson took a more negative and pessimistic view of the situation during his nearly 30-year stay on a small island, which is understandable from the reader's perspective. These circumstances made the tone darker, as demonstrated in the passage “Very ill. I was almost scared to death by my sad state: being sick and without help. I prayed to God, all my thoughts confused” (Defoe