Swiss Family Robinson
Castaways build treehouse
Swiss Family Robinson is an 1812 novel by Johann David Wyss about a shipwrecked family who survives on a deserted island, building an elaborate treehouse and thriving through resourcefulness.
The title has become shorthand for any family adventure involving wilderness survival or self-sufficiency: They went full Swiss Family Robinson at their cabin, building everything from scratch.
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- shipwrecked sailorsSurvivors of maritime disaster
- lost at seaMissing in ocean waters
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- desert islandIsolated landmass, no inhabitants
deserted island · treehouse · tree house · castaways · adventure · survival · survival story · stranded · tropical · tropical paradise · wilderness · wild animals · coconuts · raft · salvage · jungle · pirates · exploration
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Dystopian island survival allegory
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