Treasure Island

“The Hispaniola still lay where she had anchored; but, sure enough there was the Jolly Roger- the black flag of piracy- flying from her peak”, (Stevenson, 162). In Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Jim Hawkins sets out on the adventure of a lifetime. Jim is a teenager who finds a treasure map that leads to a pirate’s buried treasure. He goes on the boat, The Hispaniola, where he witnesses mutiny and murder. In the end, he returns to England with his share of the gold. This is overall a pretty good book, it has great suspense, a good ending, but I did not like the old English wording.
Treasure Island was exciting because of the unending suspense, it kept me wanting more. Like the time Jim was in the apple barrel and overhears the mutineers, “I lay there trembling and listening in the extreme of fear and curiosity,” (Stevenson, 101). I kept on reading, scared for Jim. Also, Jim was going back to the allies’ camp, but when he got there the......

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