The more anyone strives excitedly to accomplish the highest wealth, the more loses all sense of control. They do not realize that eventually guilt will overtake them. Greed do not get anyone to anywhere; in this novel greed is what causes the pirates to insurrection in the origin. Treasure Island truly displays how anyone would betray and murder their own friends and beloved ones for any kind of prosperity. “Their feet grew speedier and lighter; their whole was bound in that fortune that whole lifetime of extravagance and pleasure” (Stevenson 191). The pirates are super greedy where they are able to manipulate all the men on the ship to betray their other fellows. At this point greed is the power of the novel, every single one of them wants the treasure which eventually led to their own downhill. “Captain Smollett, who commands their ship, is unhappy with the arrangements and almost resigns” (Bloom). Bloom mentions it how the pirates does not want to take Jim with them but since the treasures is with him they want to benefit from him. We can see from the first how the pirates are greedy to take over other individual’s property. Finally, this two separates into different groups but, the pirates do not want to share the treasure with anyone. This is an inevitable consequence of the intense selfish desires of the pirates for treasures. Therefore, according to Rusty Eric “As long as greed is stronger than …show more content…
Treasure Island is an adventure tale but it also the story of protagonist aging. In the beginning of the novel Jim is an apprehensive child but by the end of the book he becomes a mature and brave boy. Even though he is in his teens his character is more like an adult. No one including his father is a significant model to Jim; his father does not get enough chances to be a good exemplar. As well he does not have any privileges to have any close relationships with his own son. As it is also pointed out in Felding article about Heroism “Jim’s weak father…not able to provide an adequate role model to his son” (Fielding 38). Felding mentions it in his essay, even before his father does not seem to have much effect at Jim’s inner life. Later on the novel when the pirates emerge Jim is the first person to notice them and starts to eavesdrop. This is also a way of introducing new character of Jim. “I had of course, no business… Anderson was in compound of my board… he grumbled as loud as the worst” (Stevenson 76). Now all his decisions are like grownups and sneaks on to the pirate’s boat. Jim is active and able to easily concise on what’s happening around him. Finally, it can be concluded that the story of Jim is like all the other successful characters in stories who become dereliction at the starting point and end up