Review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island is Robert Louis Stevenson's first real success that has maintained it's position as one of the greatest classics of the world from generation to another.

The plot of the novel is quite simple. The treasure map of a furious pirate captain Flint ends up to young Jim Hawkins who goes for the treasure with his good friend Dr. Liveyse and other villagers. Departed captain Flint's men infiltrate to the treasure galley Hispaniola as crew members. When the galley reaches the island the pirates rise up against Jim and his companions who have to establish a camp to the ground. On the island Jim meets Ben Gunn who was left on the island three years earlier. At this point starts a real island adventure and treasure hunt.

Especially one of the most positive things of the book is Stevenson's descriptive language, the people and scenery literally take form in your eyes. The treasure island and the pirates bring expression to the book and especially the story of the island could have been longer. The language is occasionally harder to understand and somewhat old-fashioned but mostly it just gave more charm to the story. The language fitted especially good to the mouth of the pirates. The most annoying thing was the foreseeability of the story. The main character is Jim Hawkins who took the role of a hero despite of his young age. Most of the book is about the conflict of thrift versus profligacy.

Treasure Island is very traditional adventure novel, especially as a youth novel which has attractive setting and the hero is a young adult. The conflict between good and bad is commonly present in this type of novels. Treasure Island is a good, entertaining and captivating novel that does not offer bigger surprises. I would recommend the novel mainly to young adults but also to little older fans of adventure literature.

Review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Mockingjay

Review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Mockingjay