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Jim As A Hero In Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island

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In Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island a young boy named Jim Hawkins sets sail with other pirates to find treasure on an island called Treasure Island. Throughout the travels many of the pirates were used to the sea life that would enable to survive. However, Jim seemed to be an ordinary hero who survived the journey with nothing but sheer luck. Jim’s luck began once he and his mother were running away from the pirates who were coming to murder them. Jim and his mother managed to get out of the house safely, but not too long away from the house Jim’s mother had fainted. Jim had tried to drag his mother as far from his house as he could, but only made it to the bridge which was not far from their home. farther I could not move her, for the bridge was too low to let me do more than than crawl below it. so there we had to stay my mother almost entirely exposed and both of us within earshot of the inn. (Stevenson 60) although Jim and his mother were not far from their house and not properly hidden it was not Jims strength or qualities which had saved them but luck it what didn’t get them caught. …show more content…

Jim had also used Ben Gunn’s boat to get to the Hispaniola to hide the ship from captain Smollet and Ben’s boat had been on the island even before Jim and the pirates had even arrived there which proved to be sheer luck. … well there’s my boat that I made with my two hands, I keep her under the white rock. (stevenson 128) If Ben had never told Jim about his boat hiding place Jim wouldn’t have gotten to the

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