How did terror of his dream affect Robinson Crusoe's thoughts about God and his behavior toward God.

The terror that Crusoe experiences in his dream begins the process of his conversion to Christianity. In the dream, or rather nightmare, a man descends from the heavens in a bright flame of fire. As soon as he sets foot on earth, he starts moving menacingly toward Crusoe, large spear in hand, ready to kill him. From high ground, some distance away, the man begins to speak, in a loud and terrible voice:

'Seeing all these things have not brought thee to repentance, now thou shalt die...'

At that moment, the man appears to lift up his spear, ready to kill Crusoe. Our hero interprets the dream as a warning from God. Crusoe has spent all this time on the island, with all the bounties of nature there for the taking, with food and fresh water in abundance, and yet does not give thanks to God for what he has so graciously provided. Instead, Crusoe has put everything down to good luck, and nothing else. From that day on, Robinson Crusoe is genuinely grateful to God and even prays to him for what he claims is the very first time.