In Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, can Friday ever be Crusoe's equal?

In 's
novel , Crusoe begins his adventures traveling to several places before he
is shipwrecked. On his way with business partners to take slaves in Africa (you might think his
own experience as a slave might have affected this decision), his ship is
destroyed by a violent storm and he becomes a castaway on an island alone: all of his companions
are lost. Over time, Crusoe has a religious awakening when he becomes extremely ill. However,
this does not include any transformation regarding his station in life and the station of the
black native, Friday, who Crusoe eventually saves from cannibals. Crusoe is never able to
realize the value of Friday as a man because of his skin color. Friday comes to represent the
prevailing attitudes of English...