Read the following excerpt from Robinson Crusoe, in which Crusoe decides to
leave England:
I consulted neither father nor mother any more, nor so
much as sent them word of it; but leaving them to hear of it
as they might, without asking God's blessing or my father's,
without any consideration of circumstances or
consequences, and in an ill hour, God knows, on the 1st of
September 1651, I went on board a ship bound for London.
Never any young adventurer's misfortunes, I believe, began
sooner, or continued longer than mine.
Based on the context of this excerpt, what does the phrase "without asking
God's blessing" convey about the time in which this story was written?
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A. It indicates that the people of Defoe's time cared little for what
God would want them to do.
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B. It shows that the people of Defoe's time asked for God's blessing
only when they knew that it would be granted.
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C. It points out that the people of Defoe's time considered their
parents to be rulers of their families in the same way God rules the
church
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D. It suggests that people of Defoe's time were religious and usually
looked to God to help them make decisions.