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I n the story Treasure Island, within chapter 20, Captain Smollett was offered two deals which were hard to choose from. One of the deals was to stop fighting, hand over the map, and make sure the treasure is on the ship. Once Silver is notified that the treasure is safely on the ship, he will be willing to drop Captain Smollett’s men off somewhere safe. The other deal is known to be that the fighting stops, the map is handed over and Silver will leave without them. He makes a promise that he will send a ship to come pick him up. If I was Captain Smollett, I would choose to keep fighting and not take either one of the deals.

Firstly, if I was Captain Smollett I would keep fighting due to the fact that I cannot control another man’s actions. Silver states that he will promise to pick them up. It all comes down to trust, and if I was Captain Smollett I would not trust …show more content…
I would make sure people are around to watch the agreement being placed. Therefore, if any rules or regulations are being broken people will be on my side and know who was in the right when the agreement was made. I would make sure someone stays with Silver to watch to see what he does during these options. That is how I would make sure Silver held up his side of the agreement.

I n the story Treasure Island, within chapter 20, Captain Smollett was offered two deals which were hard to choose from. If I was Captain Smollett, I would choose to keep fighting and not take either one of the deals. I would keep fighting because, possibly in the end everything would work out for me rather than putting my faith in other persons hands. Secondly, if I was Captain Smollett I would keep fighting due to the fact that I have a better chance of getting what I want, my way. To make sure Silver held up his end of the agreement I would make sure people are around to watch the agreement being

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