Treasure Island

Title: Treasure Island

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Genre: Classic

I have continued reading Treasure Island throughout the week, and have managed to finish it. It was interesting to see the bad and good sides of the characters. Like I thought there was a lot of action in the next chapters I read, and it's strange to see how few people came back alive, all the pirates dead, and the main characters (of course) stayed alive.

"With one man of her crew alive, What put to sea with seventy-five."

This quote meant just that! It doesn't mean that only one man stayed alive, or that were 75 men that went into sea in total, but this quote is trying to say that a lot of people went, and a few returned.

The moment Captain Smollett, John Trelawney, and two other members set their feet on the island, they were immediately attacked. When Jim Hawkins had gone of with Captain Silver, the part when the rest of the crew members landed on the island was written by the Doctor himself. I don't know if I ever told you before, but the way the story was written was as if Jim Hawkins was retelling all his adventures he had on the journey, to Treasure Island. When Jim Hawkins was gone for a while, the journal was written by the Doctor (later on resumed by Jim Hawkins again). Even though the Doctor's crew members were a few, they still managed to fight their way to the shelter, which was supposed to protect them during their stay on the island. Couple of fights broke out between the pirates and the sailors, but of course, the crew members won. Despite the fact that they were a few, they were able to survive. Nevertheless the doctor couldn't help worrying if he would see Jim Hawkins ever again. Just as he was losing hope, Jim Hawkins returned to tell all his adventures.
Jim Hawkins apparently, after meeting Ben Gunn, had no longer wish to stray any longer with his crew members. He felt like he needed to attack, instead of defend all the time, and take some control. Despite the fact that he had just returned, and that he was leaving everyone else unprotected, he set out on his adventure, not intending to tell anyone about it. What Jim Hawkins was planning to do, was take control over the ship. He floated on Ben Gunn small boat, almost drowning couple of times, and made his way towards the Hispaniola. When he arrived, the poor boat was a great mess. Ever since the pirates took control over the ship, they made into a pig sty. The ship looked pretty abandoned, but apparently there was only one pirate left alive. He tried to kill Jim, by faking he was helpless. I am surprised, that after Jim met the blind man, he didn't take much precautions in weather the man was faking or not. Nevertheless, he had doubts, which in the end, helped him save his life. It was the first time Jim had killed a living soul. With the control of the ship, and knowing that Ben Gunn had the treasure, the crew members had full control. Feeling satisfied, Jim returned to his fellow mates, only to be captured by his enemies, Captain Silver's mates. What a way to end his adventures. But Captain Silver had pity in Jim Hawkins, and spared his life, even though he always kept him under a watchful eye. John Silver knew that if he did something to the boy, no matter how rich he was, he would be in jail for the rest of his life. On the search for the treasure, all of the pirates, except John Silver, died. Since they had no clue that Ben Gunn had the treasures, they weren't expecting to find one single silver coin in the pile of sand. With all the pirates gone, the treasure found, and the boat in the control of Jim Hawkins, the treasure hunters had nothing else to do but return home.
When they returned home, John Silver was never heard of again. He was obviously scared to be sentenced to prison after planning a treachery on the ones he was apparently serving. Unlike the movie, Ben Gunn returns with Jim Hawkins home, where he spent his share of money immediately  and became a member of the church choir (and pretty poor). Jim Hawkins lived with his mother, what else to say but, he lived happily ever after!
  Blog post #6: "This is what my dad said about the book: I enjoyed the adventure.  It was about pirates, and I found it very exciting.  I found my dad's interpretation of the book very interesting. I never thought of being a pirate myself, even though I enjoyed reading about them. I enjoy adventure too though, and I am glad both my dad and I liked the book.