rum, instead of running outside firing guns
down the street at him he ask one of his fellow sailors to chase him down and get his pay, which I
expected him to ask to get his throat slit.
But later Long John organizes a mutiny and plans to take over the ship so that they are to
find the treasure. And when they are ashore he single handily kills ever loyal man aboard and
assumes position of captain and leader of the mutineers. And during the end when his plans for
treasure are lost, and every man on his side is either dead or lost on the island he swallows his
pride and does his best to please everyone hoping they won't abandon him on the island, which I
couldn't believe, I thought he would tell them to go to hell rather then answer to them. So he acts
differently, but he thought the same, I know if he had a chance he would kill them all in the night.
So he really doesn't change at all.
I don't really believe that I connect or related to this character at all. He lived in a
completely different time than me and has done things I only know of from stories like this. But
there was one thing I did admire about him, that was that he always keep his word. Even when he
makes a bargain with his enemies he had a chance to shoot and kill them in the back, but he
didn't, even though it was his second goal of the book was to kill them he made a promise to let
The main theme of Treasure Island is that crime doesn't pay. Long John Silver lost his
entire crew, some at by his own hand, trying to get the treasure. And ended with nothing
compared to what he thought he was going to. He had this master plan to organize to take over
the ship, obtain the treasure map, find the treasure, steal the ship for him and his men, planning to
leave Captain Smollett and his crew dead or alive on the island. And then leave with a life time
worth of fortune for him and his mates. But in the ...