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| Plot Summary of Treasure Island |
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"Treasure Island is the ultimate adventure story for a young boy. To leave home and sail the seas as a man in search of treasure is the dream of many a child."
Bruce A. Humphrey, Resident Scholar
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"When a pirate comes to young Jim Hawkin's home, which is also an inn, with the warning, "Keep your weather-eye open for a seafaring man with one leg," Jim watches out for him. But then the pirate has a stroke and dies and Jim finds the oilskin packet with a treasure map inside. After showing this map to Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawny, they decide to go to the island in search of the treasure. They knew the old pirate's ex-comrads would be looking out for it, too, but they had no idea the crew they would recruit for their ship were those same people. Worse yet, that,"seafaring man with one leg," is aboard too, posing as the ship's cook. "
Danielle, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Treasure Island |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild
Yes
kind of story
- searching for treasure
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 (an above average amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Pacific Islands
- Atlantic Ocean Island
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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