Greed And Duty In Treasure Island

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From the beginning of Treasure Island, you are thrown into a realm of deception, conniving plots, greed and betrayal. This story takes you through a rollercoaster of themes. Greed, deception and duty are all themes that are a big part of this story. Greed shows in many ways in this book, but it shows more abundantly in Jim Hawkins and his mother. Because Billy Bones has been staying at their inn, Jim Hawkins and his mother are the first to access the fortune in his chest when he dies. His mother announces, ''I'll have my dues, and not a farthing over.' She is not being greedy, since Bones had owed her anyway. Hawkins on the other hand, knows Bones' enemies are coming. He tells her: ''Take the whole and let's be going.'' From the beginning of the voyage, there is a lot of tension between Trelawney …show more content…

Smollett is not impressed with the crew that Trelawney hired. Despite his reservations, Captain Smollett assures Trelawney, 'You'll find I do my duty.' Smollett shows that he is a man of honor because he follows through on the job he accepted.Upon sighting the island where the treasure is buried, Captain Smollett takes the moment to congratulate the men on the crew. Smollett says, 'Mr. Trelawney, being a very open handed gentleman, as we all know, has just asked me a word or two, and as I was able to tell him that every man on board had done his duty, a low and aloft, as I never ask to see it done better…' Smollett tributes the men because they work hard and know alot about the sea. He does not realize that it is not a sense of duty that inspires them. The men are pirates who have come to take the treasure. Jim is very successful at directing a world of deception. From hiding himself and

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