A key assumption made by Locke is that all individuals in a state of nature are on the same plane and therefore have equal access to resources. Locke states that, regarding the use of resources, “every man should have as much as he can use” (23). Over the course of more than twenty years, Crusoe settles on the island. Create an easily defensible stronghold to live in and raise a herd of goats to sustain yourself. Crusoe is not greedy with his resources, he is simply doing his best to use the land. However, by the time other people arrive on the island, Crusoe is now well established with many more resources than anyone else. He is therefore powerful enough to convince all newcomers to be his subjects and make himself king. Defoe makes sure to show how much of a king Crusoe has become, with Crusoe noting that “my people were perfectly subservient: I was absolute lord and lawgiver; they all owed me their lives and were ready to give their lives, if there was the opportunity, for me” (190). Defoe is very careful to ensure that the reader sees Crusoe as a king. It's not that Crusoe was particularly greedy, but rather the enormous advantage he was given set him on the path to becoming a king. Crusoe also believes that God gave him the island and all of its resources (including firearms and gunpowder). He goes so far as to thank God in his list of goods and evils: "But God has wonderfully sent the ship close enough to the shore, that I have brought out so many necessary things that will either supply my wants, or enable me to provide for myself even as long as I live” (54). Crusoe has more resources than anyone else on the island and also believes that God is supporting him in his endeavors. These two ideas combined give Crusoe the ability to become a king and the