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Kyle Floyd April 1 1999 CP English IV Ms Wade Pirates of Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island is a suspenseful action-packed story in which he uses the stereotypical image of pirates to captivate his audiences The pirates in Treasure Island greatly resemble that of 16th century pirates Pirates undeniably possessed an ability to persuade According to Jan Rogozinski in her book Pirates Pirates were often fisherman who traded with passing ships They would lure the ships in as if they wanted to trade and then rob them257 Actions like those are strongly reflected through the pirates in Treasure Island This ability is best emphasized through Long John Silver the main pirate in the book He is known as a ruthless man and a criminal but because of his ability to persuade he gains Squire Trelawney and Jims trust Stevenson 109 Silver owns a seafood restaurant in which Squire Trelawney often attends Squire Trelawney was so impressed with Silver s cooking that he appointed him to be the cook on the journey to find Flints Treasure Squire Trelawney takes Jim and the doctor to Long John Silvers to eat During their dinner Trelawney is convinced by Silver that his crew is the best around Stevenson 109 Silver and his crew later commit mutiny On the journey to find the treasure Long John Silver gains Jims trust and they become friends When the treasure is finally found Floyd 2 Silver takes Jim hostage in a desperate attempt to capture the treasure all for himself Stevenson 118 This portrays the uncaring image displayed by pirates Long John Silver and Jim had built a relationship based on trust Long John Silver ruined their friendship when he took Jim hostage in order to obtain the treasure map Pirates are constantly characterized as criminals who roamed the sea looking for any possible way to strike it rich Pirates lived a life full of killing stealing and searching for
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