Treasure Island By: Robert Louis Stevenson
Interpretive #1
Question: From what point of view is the story told from? (Who is telling the story?)
Answer: The narrarator of Treasure Island is Jim Hawkins. He works with his mother at their inn, The Admiral Benbow. Then when the pirates raded their tavern Jim and his mother take some gold, money, oil skin packet, and run. Jim, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney realize that there is a treasure map of Treasure Island inside the oil skin packet. Jim becomes a cabin boy when they with Long John Silver to find Captain Flint's treasure.
Interpretive #2
Question: Who are the major characters in the story? Who are the minor characters?
The main character, Jim Hawkins is the narrarator of the story. Another major character is Billy Bones, a pirate that stays at the Admiral Benbow. Even though he dies in the first few chapters, he is important because the reason everyone gets involed in finding Captain Flint's treasure is the map inside his oil skin packet. Dr. Livesey is the ships doctor and he helped find the treasure map. Squire Trelawny is the second captain and he also helped find a boat for the crew to use. A really important character is Long John Silver, he is the antagonist.
The minor characters are Ben Gunn, Captain Smolett, and Long John Silver's crew. Ben Gunn didn't do anything except become friends with Jim. Captain Smolett was not important either, he was just the captain and a fighter. Squire Trelawny could have replaced him. Long John's crew wasn't very important, they were just his army.
Reference #1
Question: Did any of the characters behave unexpectedly? What was unexpected and why didn't you expect it?
Answer: Yes, the main character Jim Hawkins behaved unexpectedly. He was with the good guys for almost the entire, but then he decided to go on board the mutineer's ship. Jim kills Isereal Hands, then he leaves to go joins Long John Silver, who wants to kill his friends! He was captured and he had a choice to leave or stay but he choose to stay. Later, Dr. Livesey told Jim that he would find a way for him to escape, Jim cried and it was obvious he wanted to leave but he choose to stay again.
Reference #2
Question: Are any of the characters depicted as "good" or "bad"? How does the author get this idea across to the reader?
Answer: Captain Long John Silver is depicted as a "bad" character. He seems like a good character at first, but then Jim hears him talking with some of the crew. They plan to find the treasure, then on the way home, they will kill everyone else and take the treasure. Jim tells the "good" guys, Dr. Livesey, Squire Trelawney, and Captain Smollett. Once they land war breaks out. In the end, Long John Silver goes back with the "good" guys. But he killed a lot of people and he ends up stealing some treasure then running away.
Critical #1
Question: How is the setting important to the plot? (Would the story be the same in another setting?)
Answer: I think that the setting is very important to the plot because the story is about pirates so it makes sense that the story takes place mostly on a boat or on Treasure Island. If, for example, the story took place on a farm that wouldn't be the same. For some books the setting doesn't matter and the author doesn't explain where the book takes place. For Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson did a good job matching the setting with the plot.
Crit. #2
Question: Are there any characters that could be removed with out affecting the story? If so, who are they?
Answer: Yes, I think that two characters could removed from the story without affecting the plot. The first one is Ben Gunn. The only thing he did was become friends with Jim and towards the end the reader finds out that he was marooned on the Island by Long John Silver. Also I think that Robert Louis Stevenson could have left out Captain Smolett. He was captain but Long John Silver could have been captain. He acted like one. Other than being captain, Captain Smolett only fought against the pirates.
Question: From what point of view is the story told from? (Who is telling the story?)
Answer: The narrarator of Treasure Island is Jim Hawkins. He works with his mother at their inn, The Admiral Benbow. Then when the pirates raded their tavern Jim and his mother take some gold, money, oil skin packet, and run. Jim, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney realize that there is a treasure map of Treasure Island inside the oil skin packet. Jim becomes a cabin boy when they with Long John Silver to find Captain Flint's treasure.
Interpretive #2
Question: Who are the major characters in the story? Who are the minor characters?
The main character, Jim Hawkins is the narrarator of the story. Another major character is Billy Bones, a pirate that stays at the Admiral Benbow. Even though he dies in the first few chapters, he is important because the reason everyone gets involed in finding Captain Flint's treasure is the map inside his oil skin packet. Dr. Livesey is the ships doctor and he helped find the treasure map. Squire Trelawny is the second captain and he also helped find a boat for the crew to use. A really important character is Long John Silver, he is the antagonist.
The minor characters are Ben Gunn, Captain Smolett, and Long John Silver's crew. Ben Gunn didn't do anything except become friends with Jim. Captain Smolett was not important either, he was just the captain and a fighter. Squire Trelawny could have replaced him. Long John's crew wasn't very important, they were just his army.
Reference #1
Question: Did any of the characters behave unexpectedly? What was unexpected and why didn't you expect it?
Answer: Yes, the main character Jim Hawkins behaved unexpectedly. He was with the good guys for almost the entire, but then he decided to go on board the mutineer's ship. Jim kills Isereal Hands, then he leaves to go joins Long John Silver, who wants to kill his friends! He was captured and he had a choice to leave or stay but he choose to stay. Later, Dr. Livesey told Jim that he would find a way for him to escape, Jim cried and it was obvious he wanted to leave but he choose to stay again.
Reference #2
Question: Are any of the characters depicted as "good" or "bad"? How does the author get this idea across to the reader?
Answer: Captain Long John Silver is depicted as a "bad" character. He seems like a good character at first, but then Jim hears him talking with some of the crew. They plan to find the treasure, then on the way home, they will kill everyone else and take the treasure. Jim tells the "good" guys, Dr. Livesey, Squire Trelawney, and Captain Smollett. Once they land war breaks out. In the end, Long John Silver goes back with the "good" guys. But he killed a lot of people and he ends up stealing some treasure then running away.
Critical #1
Question: How is the setting important to the plot? (Would the story be the same in another setting?)
Answer: I think that the setting is very important to the plot because the story is about pirates so it makes sense that the story takes place mostly on a boat or on Treasure Island. If, for example, the story took place on a farm that wouldn't be the same. For some books the setting doesn't matter and the author doesn't explain where the book takes place. For Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson did a good job matching the setting with the plot.
Crit. #2
Question: Are there any characters that could be removed with out affecting the story? If so, who are they?
Answer: Yes, I think that two characters could removed from the story without affecting the plot. The first one is Ben Gunn. The only thing he did was become friends with Jim and towards the end the reader finds out that he was marooned on the Island by Long John Silver. Also I think that Robert Louis Stevenson could have left out Captain Smolett. He was captain but Long John Silver could have been captain. He acted like one. Other than being captain, Captain Smolett only fought against the pirates.