In Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, there comes a point in a latter part of the story when Jim, the main character, is kidnapped by pirates and their leader Long John Silver. Using Jim as an asset, to find a hidden treasure on a remote island. The scene added is the assumed planning the hostage rescue of (that phrasing is weird)Jim between comrades, from the perspective of Doctor Livesey. As I paced back up to our hideout on top of the lush, green forest, the willows seemed to be as lively as I felt. With the sun bearing down on me, I bent down and took a drink from the flowing spring. I pitied the likes of Jim and what he could possibly face, however; how should I help him if he doesn’t inform us of his whereabouts? As I approached our abandoned, fossilized fort, a thought dawned on me that made shivers run through my spine. Ben Gunn had found the treasure during one of his wanderings during his time alone and hid it away! Uh oh, if the pirates were to find the precious treasure they risked their lives and committed treason for, they wouldn’t hesitate to kill Jim. While he is a handful, …show more content…
But my mind was made up. As we headed for the treasure site, Ben Gunn indicated where the pointer skeleton that Captain Flint had placed was. After walking a little farther in the lush, dense forest Ben Gunn split off, to the other side of the unsuspecting pirates. I traded in my normal scalpel for a gun and to help Abraham and I to keep quiet and gain an advantage on the pirate, Gunn started singing the late wretch’s song: “Fifteen men on the dead man's chest/ Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!” Visibly shaken, one of the pirates even collapsed, with others getting fevers among other things. As we prepared to ambush the enemy, I thought about my future if I made it out. What would happen? As these thoughts crossed my mind, I knew I had to focus on the task at hand. This would determine if we were to make this truly “Skeleton” or “Treasure”
Ship-Trap Island is a long dreaded place. Rainsford is a hunter that falls off his boat into a rocky sea wakes up in late day on the shore of Ship-Trap island. On the island, is an immense jungle and a Death Swamp. Night was trying to see “through a blanket”. The sea broke upon the rocky shore. On the island there was an enormous building on a high bluff. General Zaroff welcomed Rainsford but later threw him out into the vast jungle to be hunted. Rainsford travelled around the island fighting for his life. Around the jungle and swamp, Rainsford set three traps for General Zaroff. One was called the Malay Mancatcher. He balanced a dead tree on a living tree. One the trigger was set off; the dead tree fell on the shoulder of the general. The second one was the Burmese Tiger Pit. He dug a large hole and filled it with stakes, then covered the hole with grass. One of the dogs died in the pit. His final trap was one he learned in Uganda. He tied a knife to the end of a young tree and tied it back with a plant. The knife killed Ivan. After he finished his final trap, Rainsford ran to the edge of the cliffs and jumped off into the rocky ocean. Later Rainsford appeared in General Zaroff’s bedroom in the mansion and ended up killing him, and Rainsford slept in his large, comfortable bed.
He risks his freedom to help the doctor save Tom’s life and help Huck successfully escape the Shepherdsons’. Jim shows his appreciation for Huck bringing him on this journey toward freedom by telling him he will never forget him for helping him and lying to protect his hope. On the other hand, Jim can be considered intelligent due to his belief in ghosts. But, he also posses great common sense in situations where he must protect others such as Huck. Just as Jesus Christ shed light on all things human, Jim put important aspects of his life on the line and when others so that for him, he shows how thankful he is through
...all along Jim was free but being the adventurous boy he is he wanted Jim to turn out and be a hero like the one’s he reads about. Tom knows Jim could have been freed multiple times if he didn’t put him up to all of the childish games. Jim had stayed by Tom’s when he almost died and would do anything for him but Tom couldn’t give Jim the same respect back. His foolishness behavior caused Jim more pain and almost didn’t get him freed. Jim was a father figure to both boys and he stood by Huck’s side since the beginning of the novel.
However, with the sighting of land, new worries and troubles are in the air. The pirates are not content with their leadership—a doctor, a wealthy man, and a weak captain. With land and mutiny in view, most of the crew heads to shore and lines are drawn for the standoff that is to come; Jim sided with the “leadership” and a few other faithful crew members, and the other side was the rest of the crew led by Long John Silver (an infamous pirate and the antagonist of the novel). With drawn lines and already many deaths, the first days were eventful and full of excitement. On Treasure Island, tensions were high as were the death rate and the number of those wounded.
So, calling soothingly to Earl, Jim started from the south border of the sink hole and began to pick along to where Earl stood braced between two great cypress trees. Earl’s face was cold and unrecognizing. Jim caught hold to vines and shrubs to keep from slipping off the precarious footing into the water, and said nice things to Earl and kept going. He was a good half way along the dangerous route when Earl stepped forth and leveled the rifle and took aim.
The beginning of The National Treasure is about a young boy (Benjamin Franklin Gates) finding an old book about the national treasure in their attic. His grandfather caught him looking at the book and brought him back into the living room. The grandfather started telling the young boy the story of the book but the boy’s dad came and made the little boy leave. Ben Gates grew up and searched for the treasure. Ben searched and searched for the treasure but all he's been finding was clues. He and a group of about 5 men found The Charlotte, a ship that’s a huge clue to finding the treasure. He found a pipe that said that there was an invisible map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. His partner, Ian Howe, wanted to steal the Declaration but he said no so his partner blew up the Charlotte. All but Ben and one other man left with Ben’s old partner before they blew up the ship. Luckily Ben and Riley Poole, his friend, got out safely. Ben and Riley Poole went around telling people who are trying to protect the Declaration about how Ian was going to steal it. He told them how there is an invisible map on the back but they all thought he was crazy.
...ever heard of getting a prisoner loose in such an old-maidy way as that?"(243). Huck being with Tom really affects how he looks at Jim not getting him out when they could but going along with the plan when they could have gotten him out much quicker.
“ Pooty soon I’ll be a-shout’n’ for joy, en I’ll say, it’s all on accounts o’ Huck; I’s a free man, en I couldn’t ever ben free ef it hadn’ ben for Huck; Huck done it. . .” (p.p.88-89). Jim knows that Huck is the only way at this point in the novel that he will be free, because Huck is helping save Jim. “So, drat him, we went along, but I didn’t like it much. When we got in we couldn’t hardly see anything, it was so dark; but Jim was there, sure enough , and could see us; and he sings out: ‘ Why Huck! En good lan’! ain’ dat Misto Tom?’” (p.235). Jim recognizes Tom and Huck when they sneak into the hut where Jim was kept and realized they were there to save
Treasure Island has a very clear call to adventure near the start of the story in which Jim Hawkins uncovers his signal to cross the threshold. During the prologue of this novel, Jim and his mother finds a new customer visiting their inn. He was a retired pirate who carried a chest with him, he knew he was near death so he gave Jim the key to it. Inside the chest, Jim found a map to a place called Treasure Island where there was supposedly hidden loot. “Mother could there be treasure here? I mean it is a map to Treasure Island” (Stevenson 42). That is when Jim decided to step out of his ordinary world and accept the call to adventure. It was a decision that took courage and bravery, two characteristics that he maintains throughout the rest of the story. This part of the novel clearly shows the call to adventure that Jim Hawkins
There are many elements that help build a drama into an interesting, audience captivating piece of performance. By employing elements of drama such as voice, movement, focus, tension, situation, role, character, language and audience (Dinham, 2014), participants can create entertaining drama for their audience. In the television movie, ‘Famous Five on a Treasure Island’ (Johnson, 2012), the show’s creator has included many of the elements that are necessary for enjoyable viewing. In the following writing I will discuss three of the elements that are included in the show: tension; role, character and relationships; and situation.
...im decides to tell Long John everything he did to try to ruin his plan to find the treasure he spares Jim’s life even though the other pirates want him dead. Long John also decides to stand by Jim even though he has a feeling his crew is going to take him out of his captain position. Jim shows a lot of courage and that he’s a man of his word when he is given the opportunity to run away but instead he decides to stay because he gave Long John his word that he will help him through his trial. Jim is taken to where the treasure is believed to be but when they dig up the area there was no treasure. The treasure is later discovered at site where Ben Gunn has hidden it. The reasons I mentioned earlier steers Jim in the right direction of the treasure because of him not trusting Long John but instead using his smarts and his very high maturity level to find the treasure.
Swanson, James L. Manhunt: the 12-day chase for Lincoln's killer. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2006. Print.
Money, money, money, and the love of money is the root of all evil. Money, has led the characters of Treasure Island to kill, lie, cheat, and put themselves in great peril to acquire it. The Squire Trelawney, the good Doctor, and Jim really have no cause to go in the search of the fortune that they did not earn or place where it rest. Wealth, whether found, earned, or inherited does not automatically speak well of the owner. The test of one’s character should be more than economical success.
Ben Gunn is the character in the book that shows Jim Hawkins how to survive, provide spiritual guidance, and be proud of whom you are. Ben is a pirate that lives alone on Treasure Island. He was left there by the pirate crew he belonged to three years ago after he was unable to find the treasure. Ben is a survivor. He has been able to provide food and a home for himself since he was left alone. He is also a man of faith. Ben tells Jim, “I’m poor Ben Gunn, I am; and I haven’t spoke with a Christian these three years.” (15) Even though he has been alone he is relying on God to help him survive. Ben is content with his station in life. He does not need a title or friends to make him feel important and others realize this about him. One of the crew members, George Merry, says "Nobody minds Ben Gunn [...] dead or alive, nobody minds him" (32.30)...
In the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, chapters 27 and 28 illustrates that Tom and Huckleberry Finn are looking for the treasure, and they find Injun Joe. A lot has happened throughout these two chapters, and there is a lot to talk about in chapters 27 and 28. First of all, in the beginning of chapter 27, Tom wakes up because of a horrible dream that he had about Injun Joe earlier. Tom and Huckleberry Finn were freaking out because Injun Joe was in both of their dreams and they think that he is going to come back and kill them when he gets the chance. After that, they talked to each other about the treasure that they have been tracking down for a while. Tom tells Huck that he has to follow Injun to get the treasure and bring it back