Treasure Island | Themes

Honor
There is much made of the concept of honor in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island. Whether it is the honor of gentlemen or the honor of thieves and pirates, this concept is interwoven throughout the story. Even though the pirates in this story steal other people’s fortunes, killing many sailors and villagers in the process, they have a code of conduct and are expected to obey that code or lose honor among their peers. For example, when Long John Silver protects young Hawkins, Silver’s mates grow suspicious of him. They believe Silver might be in...

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