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Jim Hawkins Treasure Island Quotes

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1. Jim Hawkins is the main charterer/narrator in the book treasure island. He is only twelve or thirteen years old and is very loyal to his family, which owns a hotel near England. If long john silver would have been the main character in the book I think that the book would have been more towards how he would have deceived the crew and get the treasure. The characters are a like because they are both after something that they want greatly. They are different because Jim wants to use it for good and long john silver wants to use it for evil. 2. The theme in treasure island is “quest to bring home something of great value and to gain his own moral adulthood, a treasure in itself.” The theme applies to Jim Hawkins in many ways. The book starts

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