treasure island book review
Giancarlo Motta
Mrs. Leite
Honors English
Period 4
May 12, 2014
Treasure Island Book Review
Treasure Island is classic a pirate tale written by acclaimed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is about a young man named Jim Hawkins and his quest for the legendary treasure of “Captain Flint”, a notorious pirate of the seven seas. The story is narrated and told through the perspective of Jim Hawkins. The treasure of Captain Flint is located on Treasure Island, a place every pirate wants to go. The story begins at the Admiral Benbow Inn, where a man who calls himself “The Captain” checks in, and pays Jim a few dollars to be on the lookout for any strange pirates or men. All “The Captain” did while he was at the inn was drink whiskey and tell tales about his adventures with a man named Captain Flint. A strange man who goes by the name of Black Dog goes to visit “The Captain”, but got worked up after they had a skirmish that he had a stroke. The next day a blind man named Pew goes to the inn to tell “The Captain” to meet his old shipmates at ten o’ clock. After Pew leaves “The Captain” dies of a heart attack, and later that night Jim’s father also dies of an illness. After Jim’s father’s funeral, “The Captain’s” old shipmates go to the inn looking for his sea chest. Jim manages to take it before he and his mother were found. The pirates soon set the inn on fire but Jim and his mother manage to escape. Over the course of the next few days Jim stays with Doctor Livesey, the local judge and they visit Squire Trelawney, where the discover the identity of “The Captain” and the contents of his chest. It turns out that “The Captain’s” real name was Billy Bones and he was second in command to Captain Flint. Inside Billy Bone’s chest were multiple documents and one of them turned out to be a map to the treasure of Captain Flint. Squire Trelawney volunteers to pay for an expedition to search for the treasure. The search for the treasure then becomes
Mrs. Leite
Honors English
Period 4
May 12, 2014
Treasure Island Book Review
Treasure Island is classic a pirate tale written by acclaimed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is about a young man named Jim Hawkins and his quest for the legendary treasure of “Captain Flint”, a notorious pirate of the seven seas. The story is narrated and told through the perspective of Jim Hawkins. The treasure of Captain Flint is located on Treasure Island, a place every pirate wants to go. The story begins at the Admiral Benbow Inn, where a man who calls himself “The Captain” checks in, and pays Jim a few dollars to be on the lookout for any strange pirates or men. All “The Captain” did while he was at the inn was drink whiskey and tell tales about his adventures with a man named Captain Flint. A strange man who goes by the name of Black Dog goes to visit “The Captain”, but got worked up after they had a skirmish that he had a stroke. The next day a blind man named Pew goes to the inn to tell “The Captain” to meet his old shipmates at ten o’ clock. After Pew leaves “The Captain” dies of a heart attack, and later that night Jim’s father also dies of an illness. After Jim’s father’s funeral, “The Captain’s” old shipmates go to the inn looking for his sea chest. Jim manages to take it before he and his mother were found. The pirates soon set the inn on fire but Jim and his mother manage to escape. Over the course of the next few days Jim stays with Doctor Livesey, the local judge and they visit Squire Trelawney, where the discover the identity of “The Captain” and the contents of his chest. It turns out that “The Captain’s” real name was Billy Bones and he was second in command to Captain Flint. Inside Billy Bone’s chest were multiple documents and one of them turned out to be a map to the treasure of Captain Flint. Squire Trelawney volunteers to pay for an expedition to search for the treasure. The search for the treasure then becomes