His deep passion for going to sea sets him to action. The moment he acquires the map, his enthusiasm increases over his desire for adventure. Jim Hawkins, the protagonist of the novel, finds recourse in him when the pirates were in search of him for the treasure map. He is described as a tall man, over six feet high, and plump in proportion with “a bluff, rough-and-ready face,” from his long travels. Squire John Trelawney is a good-natured, honest nobleman and a wealthy landowner. Despite his dubious behavior and gruff refusal to pay his hotel bills, Jim is genuinely sad when he passes away at the end of the first part of the book Other pirates were on the lookout for him as he held the treasure map to Flint’s treasures, which sparks the whole story. Later, it turns out that the one-legged man is Long John Silver, who is another pirate who worked with Flint. In the beginning, he hires Jim to be on the lookout for a one-legged man. He is the first pirate Jim meets in the book with a ragged, scarred appearance with a ponytail and a cut on his cheek. Jim returns home to write the story and is haunted by Long John Silver and his parrot in his dreams long after his return from Treasure Island.īilly Bones is an old seaman who comes to stay at Admiral Benbow, where Jim lives with his parents. His impulsive actions start with getting the maps from Billy’s chest to uncovering the truth about the pirates and their plan for mutiny, to finding Ben Gunn and enlisting him in their cause, to making a deal with Long Silver, to stealing the Hispaniola to returning it to the captain on time to save themselves. As a result, he transforms from an enthusiastic young boy to a young man who is determined to take courageous decisions, often very risky actions.

Although he acts impulsive and impetuous throughout the novel, Jim exhibits remarkable courage and heroism, with his increasing sensitivity and wisdom.

Readers share their feelings and perceptions through the story. Jim Hawkins, a young boy and the son of an innkeeper near Bristol, is the young protagonist and narrator of ‘ Treasure Island‘. The author’s choice of characters ranges from a squire, to a doctor, to a captain, to pirates, to a young boy of sixteen. While both the parties have the same motto, how one executes his plan draws the line between good and evil.

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