Treasure Island

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34

Themes

All Themes Fortune and Greed Father Figures and “Becoming a Man” Deception, Secrecy, and Trust Courage, Adventure, and Pragmatism

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Jim Hawkins Long John Silver Billy Bones (“the captain”) Doctor Livesey Squire Trelawney Captain Smollett Jim’s mother Captain Flint Captain Flint (parrot) Ben Gunn

Symbols

All Symbols The Black Spot Rum The Map of Treasure

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34

Themes

All Themes
Fortune and Greed
Father Figures and “Becoming a Man”
Deception, Secrecy, and Trust
Courage, Adventure, and Pragmatism

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Jim Hawkins
Long John Silver
Billy Bones (“the captain”)
Doctor Livesey
Squire Trelawney
Captain Smollett
Jim’s mother
Captain Flint
Captain Flint (parrot)
Ben Gunn

Symbols

All Symbols
The Black Spot
Rum
The Map of Treasure

Theme Wheel

Treasure Island Study Guide

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Baena, Victoria. "Treasure Island." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 6 Jan 2017. Web. 18 Nov 2019.

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Baena, Victoria. "Treasure Island." LitCharts LLC, January 6, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/treasure-island.

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