Nikos Kazantzakis once said, “Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.” Sometimes we can’t quite see reality, even when it is right in front of us, but when it does change, we notice it. Constantly we long to adjust our reality, but we are unable to do so, therefore we must learn to change our perspective. Once reality does change, it might change for the better or the worse, and then we once again will need change our perspective. Throughout Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Jim Hawkins’ perspective on reality changed as a result of the forces of death, a location, and realizations.
