This is something that appeared very early in this story and continued throughout the novel. The first sign of freedom was when the story portrayed Robinson Crusoe as wanting to be free and independent as well. The reader sees how Crusoe so deeply desires complete freedom from the very first act where he goes against the plans his father had for him. Instead of following Crusoe's father's plan for him to go into law, Crusoe decides he would rather go to sea. "Robinson's desire to travel is so powerful that he sets sail without even inform his parents” (Cummings). This shows the audience that they want to have no limits and make their own choices. Although his father makes many attempts to dissuade Crusoe from this "horrible" idea of ​​going to sea, Crusoe decides against his father and goes anyway, showing the first true act of complete freedom from his parents. After this first occurrence of freedom, the rest of the story shows more of Crusoe's fight for freedom rather than his right to freedom. Crusoe