The Beach of Falesá

Although Stevenson does not always deviate greatly from realism, The Beach of Falesá is primarily a romantic adventure story, as established by the South Pacific setting and Wiltshire’s naïve...

"The Beach of Falesá" by Robert Louis Stevenson can be considered a hybrid work due to its blend of genres and writing styles. While the narrative consistently uses a first-person past-tense style,...

In "The Beach of Falesa," Wiltshire and Uma's marriage reflects Victorian domestic values in that it epitomizes the Victorian conception of domestic felicity. However, Stevenson's portrayal of the...

The island of Falesá is represented as a "contact zone," in which both the narrator and his antagonist exploit the local people in the course of their quarrel, without even realizing that they are...

The theme of evil in “The Beach of Falesá” and its depiction in relation to good can be discussed by thinking about Case as a symbol of evil and Wiltshire as an imperfect representation of good.

Wiltshire and religion.

The theme of home and abroad in "The Beach of Falesá" is highlighted by John Wiltshire's marriage to the native Uma, reflecting colonial practices not accepted at home. Another example is the...