Stevenson illustrates that as Jim Hawkins takes his journey through the trials of youth to reach adulthood that many ideals and mindsets can change. This only further conveys to the reader the peculiarity of Stevenson’s novel as Hawkins is no ordinary hero, and must overcome multiple obstacles in order to achieve his goal of stopping the mutiny, and leading to a very anti-climactic climax in the novel. This suggests that rather than Treasure Island being a tale of heroism, that it is a coming of age tale for Hawkins, and that heroism is only used as a theme that is able to catalyze the true meaning of the
