【正确答案】正确答案：Friday is the first nonwhite character to be given a realistic, individualized, and humane portrayal in the English novel. If Crusoe represents the first colonial mind in fiction, then Friday represents not just a Caribbean tribesman, but all the natives of America, Asia, and Africa who would later be oppressed in the age of European imperialism. Friday is also a key figure in the novel and in many ways he is the most vibrant character, Friday"s exuberance and emotional directness often point out the wooden conventionality of Crusoe"s personality.