Editing Daniel Defoe (section)

==== Patterns ====
In Defoe's writings, especially in his fiction, are traits that can be seen across his works. Defoe was well known for his [[didacticism]], with most of his works aiming to convey a message of some kind to the readers (typically a moral one, stemming from his religious background).<ref>{{cite thesis |id={{ProQuest|302359591}} |last1=Kropf |first1=Carl Raymond |year=1968 |title=Defoe as a Puritan Novelist}}</ref> Connected to Defoe's didacticism is his use of the genre of [[spiritual autobiography]], particularly in ''Robinson Crusoe''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Starr |first1=G. A. |title=Defoe & spiritual autobiography |year=1971 |orig-year=1965 |publisher=Gordian Press |isbn=0-87752-138-7 |location=New York |oclc=219753}}{{page needed|date=November 2022}}</ref> Another common feature of Defoe's fictional works is that he claimed they were true stories of their subjects.