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    Treasure Island is a novel written in the era of the eighteenth century. The technology was basically just being started. Back then if you wanted to sail a ship‚ it was wooden. In this time period pirates were very common. Robert Louis Stevenson was right on point. Treasure Planet is a Disney movie that is based on the original novel of Treasure Island. Naturally‚ Disney put a twist on it‚ instead of the characters being humans‚ they were animals or cyborgs. The setting was completely different‚

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    can change characters in their own way‚ when it is their environment‚ their wealth‚ or even their power. Throughout the book‚ Treasure Island‚ had many characters changing like Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins. Violence‚ Friendship‚ and Survival are all major forces that shaped Jim Hawkins throughout the classic novel Treasure Island. One of the biggest forces that shaped Jim was the violence that surrounded him. “Out of the eight men who had fallen” (Stevenson 117; Ch.22). The previous attacks that

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    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

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    times. In Treasure Island‚ Robert Louis Stevenson pointed out some of these understood codes and illustrated how different characters reacted to these codes and the people that broke them. Throughout the story‚ choosing sides is a common theme‚ but one thing remains true‚ Pirates like to keep their promises. When Jim Hawkins accidently walked into the enemy camp while on the island‚ John Silver made a promise to have Jim’s back‚ and later that night when Doctor Livesey talked with Jim and tried

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    How does Jim grow and develop as a character in light of his experiences? Discuss. “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson was about a thirteen years old boy‚ Jim Hawkins‚ going on a treasure voyage. Jim grew and developed magnificently through his experiences from the beginning to end of the novel. Jim gained great courage and the ability to think independently. Jim however did not gain great physical skills from his experiences. Jim grew from a timid child to a courageous mature grownup in

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    In the story Treasure Island‚ Long John Silver and Captain Smollet are both leaders on the pirate ship. Although they both lead the ship‚ they have many similarities‚ but also many differences. In the book the author Robert Louis Stevenson characterizes captain Smollet to be a mature‚ wise captain‚ and characterizes Silver to be the immature‚ ignorant one on the ship. Captain Smollet and Silver are alike in a few ways. One way they are alike is that they are both happy‚ jolly leaders. Both

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    ClassicNote on Treasure Island Table of Contents Biography of Stevenson‚ Robert Louis (1850-1894)............................................................................................1 About Treasure Island...........................................................................................................................................3 Character List ............................................................................................................................

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    depiction of fatherhoods in Little Women and Treasure Island. When discussing fatherhood in relation to both novels‚ we see that in both‚ the father is either primarily absent or irrelevant to the plot. The element of fatherhood comes from the characters designed to replace or substitute the absent or lost fathers. Treasure Island finds two figures available for Jim to form a paternal relationship‚ and the moral juxtaposition they present has as much to do with Jim growing into a moral man‚ as it does

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    "Treasure Island" Set in the days of sails and ships‚ buried treasure and pirates‚ Treasure Island is an epic tale of a young boy by the name of Hawkins‚ and his search for the buried treasure of the notorious Captain Flint. Treasure Island is written by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 94)‚ his other texts include The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Kidnapped. I choose to read and review this book because I was familiar with some of Stevenson’s other work and I had also watched and enjoyed

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    Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island: A Good Man Imagine yourself alone on an island. You’re scared‚ and the only thing you have for defense is a gun. Then‚ you see a man in the distance. People have told tales about cannibals before‚ and this person in the distance isn’t anyone you’ve seen before. What would you do? That is exactly the situation Jim Hawkins found himself in in the novel Treasure Island. Jim was brave enough to walk towards this man. Therefore‚ along with being brave‚ a good

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