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Which sentence from Defoe's Robinson Crusoe best illustrates the concepts found in the Great Chain of Being?

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Answer:[A]nd though, [Crusoe's father] said, he would not cease to pray for me, yet he would venture to say to me that if I did take this foolish step, God would not bless me (3).

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[M]y inclination to [pursue my sea adventure] led me so strongly against the will, nay, the commands of my father, and against all the entreaties and persuasions of my mother and other friends.

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The Great Chain of Being is the chain that was conceptualized by Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus. The idea was conceptualized by Plotinus.

It is a hierarchical chain of being that starts from God, angels, humans, animals, plants, and minerals. This concept can be found in the thoughts of medieval Christianity.

According to the definition, the statement that illustrates this chain in Defoe's Robinson Crusoe mentioned above is correct.

The hierarchical chain found in the statement is Father, Mother, and Friends.

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