Treasure hunting

Trites expresses that children’s literature “often affirms the child’s sense of self and personal power” and young adult literature has “protagonists explore where they fit in within structures of power such as family, school, government, …” (3). Treasure Island and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland fit into both of Trites’ descriptions of children’s and young adult’s literature. In both books, the protagonists, Alice and Jim, develop as individuals as they explore where they fit…

readers for many generations. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a prime example of such a novel. Treasure Island is the story of Jim, a boy who possesses an old chest that contains a map to a buried treasure. A mysterious man who dies suddenly has left the chest to Jim. Once the map is revealed, Jim faces many challenges from many others who are desperately searching for the secrets contained in the map. Jim has many adventures as he attempts to seek out the treasure. There are many…

Treasure Island The setting of treasure island is set in two different places in the mid 18th century. The book starts at the Admiral Benbow, a small inn by the sea at Black Hill Cove in Bristol, England and treasure island, which is an island off the coast of Spanish America. I think that the significance of The Admiral Benbow Inn represents family, home, and Jim’s starting place. The Admiral Benbow Inn also represents Jim leaving his childhood behind and moving on, starting to grow up. Some…

John Silver are all overcome with a desire to search for the treasure and each is let down and unsatisfied by the end of their adventure. When Ben Gunn arrives on the island three years before Jim, he suggests to his crew that him and the “[b]oys…land and find… Flint’s treasure” (Stevenson 152). After living on the island for so many years Ben is now almost crazy and has been living in a cave all alone. His initial desire to find the treasure ends up with his captain and crew members leaving him…

or movie. Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 adventure novel, Treasure Island, influenced and was made into a movie in 1950 by the Walt Disney Corporation. Although this movie was very similar to the novel, there were many changes that influenced the tempo of the movie. As well as how the audience perceived the movie. Specifically, in the scene when arriving to treasure island. The…

when you dreamed of setting sail to quest for a secret treasure on a distant island with pirates? That is exactly what Jim Hawkins, a brave boy who experienced exciting adventures, did. He was thrown onto the road of self-discovery by the alcoholic and sea-chanty-singing Billy Bones to set sail to Treasure Island. Hawkins’ actions throughout the book tell readers a few things about him: He joins Doctor Livesey and others to quest for the treasure of Captain Flint, he expresses unique traits that…

main conflict within the plot. As mentioned before, Treasure Island has Jim Hawkins as its central protagonist and Long John Silver as the antagonist. The two characters are juxtaposed as opposing forces, as one is clearly 'good' and the other 'evil'. Thus, the plot revolves around the central conflict of man-versus-man as Jim and Silver, as well as their respective supporting members, engage with each other in order to survive and find the treasure first. However, at the same time, the text…

Hunting was a very important element of survival because the animals were the main source of gathering food and materials. However, in different periods and locations, hunting meant differently. In the Paleolithic era, survival was the priority, but the weapons and tools were all made from stones which resulted hunting was extremely hard and dangerous. In the dark caves, Paleolithic artists recorded the scenes of hunting by painting. Hall of Bulls, discovered in Lascaux, France is one of the…

Balaenoptera musculus ( The blue whale) The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It has a heart the size of a VW beetle. The blue whale is at the top of the food chain. Climate change, habitat loss, and ship strikes are all threats to its survival. Pan Troglodytes (Chimpanzee) The chimpanzee is the human’s closest cousin. They have already disappeared completely from four countries. Poaching and disease are two very big threats. Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) Black Rhinos are…

To begin, symbols and evidences of civilization are scattered throughout the story from the beginning to the end. One of the symbol that was mentioned in the beginning of the book was the conch. Piggy was first to discover the hidden treasure and said, "We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They 'll come when they hear us--" (LOTF, pg.11). A call of a meeting would show that they are trying to establish order within their new founded environment. By establishing order, they begin…