Title  ·  Treasure Island

Author  ·  Robert Louis Stevenson

Type of work  ·  Novel.

Genre  ·  Children's book, adventure story, and coming-of-age story.

Language  ·  English.

Time and place written  ·  1881, Scotland, UK.

Date published ·  1883.

Publisher  ·  Cassell and Company.

Narrators ·  Jim Hawkins for all but three chapters-Dr. Livesey narrates Chapters XV–XVIII. 

 

Point of view  ·  This is written from the point of view of young Jim Hawkins.  

 

Tone  ·  Jim's attitudes is energetic, adventurous, and outgoing.

 

Tense  ·  Past tense.

Setting (time)  ·  During the eighteenth century.

Setting (place)  ·  Near Bristol, England, and Treasure Island, an island off the coast of “Spanish America”.

Protagonist  ·  Jim Hawkins.

Major conflict  ·   Jim and his friends have to beat Long John Silver and his crew to the treasure of Treasure Island.

 

Rising action  ·  The discovery of the treasure map.

Climax  ·  When Jim and the Silver's crew discover the treasure has already been dug up.

 

Falling action  ·  When they all return back to England, and Long John's escape with part of the treasure, and when Jim has some weird nightmares of the sea and gold coins.

Foreshadowing  ·  That Jim will get most of the treasure and help his mom when he gets back. And that Long John will get away with half of the treause.

 

Opinion  -  My opinion about this  story, is that the story is a great adventure! Anyone of any age could get into this thrilling book!