Friday Breakfast Thomas Fleming - AUGUST 01, 2001 PRINT PAGE | SEND TO FRIEND Shakespeare and the Cannibals Robinson Crusoe, as the lit boys would say, is an "iconic" character, whose mastery over nature—and over the savage Friday—expresses the West's sometimes contemptuous sense of superiority over other cultures. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE OR LOGIN WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION CREDENTIALS TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE