Some things to think about and talk about:
- Do you think Jim Hawkins changes through the novel, and if so, how?
- How do you think Jim Hawkins compares to modern characters such as Alex Rider, Harry Potter or Artemis Fowl?
- What do you think of Long John Silver?
- What would have happened to Silver if he had not escaped? How do you think he would have done if he had to stand trial?
- Why do you think Robert Louis Stevenson switches the narrator from Jim to Dr Livesey in chapters 16-18?
-With the exception of Jim's mother, who doesn't even get a name, there are no women at all in this novel. Why not? How might Treasure Island be different if Jim Hawkins were Jane Hawkins?
-How does Long John Silver compare to latter-day popular pirates like Captain Jack Sparrow? How might Treasure Island have influenced Pirates of the Caribbean and its ideas of pirate life and character?
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