About the Author
Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the only child of a prosperous, middle-class family. His father and grandfather were […]
Treasure Island
Overview & Setting
Overview Treasure Island is a classic adventure story, featuring an ordinary boy, Jim Hawkins, who is transported to a treacherous world of pirates and buried […]
Themes and Characters
Treasure Island includes a wide range of vivid and memorable Characters, drawn with great subtlety and psychological perception. There is a certain moral ambiguity in […]
Literary Qualities
Stevenson is a master storyteller who knows how to construct an engrossing tale. In Treasure Island, he makes skillful use of plot, Setting, atmosphere, and […]
Social Sensitivity
In his emphasis on adventure as a formative influence on Jim, Stevenson shows a marked ambiguity toward the Victorian domestic virtues of his age. Domestic […]
Topics for Discussion
1. Long John Silver plots a mutiny aboard the Hispaniola, murders a man in cold blood, and betrays his comrades. He is also cheerful, personable, […]
Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. The idea for Treasure Island apparently grew from a treasure map that Stevenson drew for his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne, during a damp, cool summer […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
Treasure Island has fared better at the hands of Hollywood than have most novels. In 1934 Victor Fleming directed a suspenseful version of the story […]