Explanation: "A Robinson Crusoe" is a novel by Daniel Defoe in 1719, and it tells the story of Crusoe's travels and adventures in the sea and all the difficulties he had to go through. From the given options, the one that represents the feelings, motivations, or circumstances that modern readers can most likely identify with, is Crusoe's sadness over the death of a goat, because readers can understand the feeling of sadness when they lose something valued.