Transition from the Naturalistic World to the Mythological World in the Novel Friday, or the Pacific Shores by Michel Tournier

Michel Tournier's novel Friday, or The Wide, Wide Sea is a reimagining of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe that uses mythology to explore the author's philosophical views. The work traces Robinson's spiritual transformation on a Pacific island as he faces solitude and hardship. His encounter with Friday, a young native islander, gradually frees him from material concerns and introduces him to the mysteries of nature and the spiritual world. Through layered settings and symbolic spaces, Tournier develops his philosophical perspective on isolation, human connection, and transcendence.