Identity And Identity In Joseph Kestner's Treasure Island

As Huck’s parental figure, Jim has the obligation to serve as Huck’s moral compass, guiding him with his decisions. Jim is the closest thing to a father to Huck and it is his duty to protect him and guide him in the right direction. When Jim realizes that Huck had pranked him into thinking they got separated from each other in the fog, Jim tells Huck, “What do dey stan' for? I'se gwyne to tell you. When I got all wore out wid work, en wid de callin' for you, en went to sleep, my heart wuz mos' broke bekase you wuz los', en I didn' k'yer no' mo' what become er me en de raf'.

Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, possesses an innocence and idealism as he sets off on a voyage for treasure; Jim fights against the Pirates to survive, leaving him with a new realistic knowledge and experience of the world. Jim first experiences the death of his father; then in the same time frame, he loses Billy Bones. After Billy Bones death, Jim discovers a treasure map, he, the doctor and the Squire set off to find the treasure. When Jim first meets Long John Silver, he appears as a “clean and pleasant-tempered landlord” (45). Jim has a clear image in his head of what a pirate looks like, and Long John Silver appears to be completely different. This reassures Jim's fears. Jim never sees what will occur after the

Treasure Island is a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is about a boy named Jim Hawkins who finds a treasure map that leads to Captain Flint’s treasure. Jim takes the map to Dr. Livesey, who puts together a crew, who set sail on the Hispaniola to Treasure Island. One theme that is shown throughout Treasure Island is greed. Greed is an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food. (greed,1) The theme exhibited in this book, greed, causes dishonesty and betrayal. Three characters that vividly portray characteristics of greed are Long John Silver, Benn Gunn and Israel Hands.

Carter claims that “Jim was a first in American fiction- a recognition that the slave had two personalities; “the voice of survival within a white slave culture and the voice of the individual: Jim, the father and the man.” Twain uses several examples to show that Jim, the voice of slavery, the voice of survival and the individual, faces difficulties and pain. In Huckleberry Finn, one small example of the individual in pain, trying to survive, is where Jim hides while Huck is in town. “I poked into the place away and come to a little open patch as big as a bedroom all hung around with vines, and found a man laying there asleep- and, by jings, it was my old Jim!” (143). This was the moment where readers could truly realize the conditions that the individual had to face while escaping slavery. This is the moment where people should feel sympathetic for

In the short story “The Chrysanthemums” the author creates a dilemma in identity by displaying different personal conflicts involving the main character. The main character, Elisa Allen, seems to be discontent with her place in life. However, she seems to be aware that she is doing what is expected of her and is almost afraid to change her way of life. More than Likely, this is due to the influence her husband has over her. There are three main characters in this story, Elisa, Henry and a lone traveler that rides up to Elisa asking for directions. Elisa seems to be more interested in the wandering man she encounters than her husband. The traveling man seems to find Elisa more interesting and attractive than her husband. The traveler sees the

In the book “Huckleberry Finn” Jim is portrayed as a much more human character in the movie from the start and this really goes against what the purpose of the whole story was trying to do, develop his character, as seen from Huck, go from slave to an equal. Although we don’t like to show a stereotypical african american in the 1800’s it really helps to show Jim’s transformation from slave to

face, so that Jim is able to hide his emotions and intentions from Liz, and the brute force necessary for his male dominated profession means he could easily overpower younger and inexperienced females (Hemingway, 2004, 74). Jim’s brutish physical description highlights the contrasting power between him and Liz, who is initially clean and tidy, to establish clear gender roles.

Jim is also a relatively flat character. He goes through the novel with very little change in his character. He is always superstitious, but also is very accepting of people. One example of his superstitions is, “And [Jim] said that handling a snake-skin was such awful bad luck that maybe we hadn’t got to the end of it yet.” (Twain, 64.) Jim always adheres to his superstitions, and in a way they govern his life. Even when Tom and Huck are attempting to set Jim free near the end of the book, Jim goes along with all their crazy machinations. This is similar to his superstitions, because he is willing to do silly things, since he believes they are essential to gaining freedom.

The main idea of the story is finding the treasure. Ben Gunn has lived on the island for three years, and knows where the treasure lies. Before the pirates find Jim and his mother, Jim grabs a key and an oilskin packet from the old sea chest. Jim’s father dies, and he and his mother flee to the nearby town and ask them to help them but they refuse to. They find a nearby bridge to hide under, and escape from the pirates. Finally, the people from the town decide to come to Jim and his mothers rescue. Later in the book, Jim hides in an apple barrel and overhears Silver and other crewmates about taking the ship once they have the treasure on the ship. When land was sighted a conflict went on between Silver and another group of pirates. Jim escapes while the fight is going on. He finds Ben Gunn and they become friends. Jim goes with Silver on the hunt for the treasure. They discover that the treasure is missing, and they fire into the surrounding area. The treasure was stowed in the Hispanolia’s lower deck. Silver steals a sack of coins and escapes.

Treasure Island, a book created by Robert Louis Stevenson, depicts the story of a young boy who suddenly finds himself on a wild adventure after acquiring a treasure map. Jim and his new shipmates discover most of the crew on board the ship are mutinous pirates. Now stranded on the island, Jim must mature quickly as he goes on a harrowing adventure to help his new allies, stop the pirates, and find the mysterious treasure said to be on the

In today’s world, it is absurd to think that one man is below another just because his skin is a darker color. However, that assumption was considered truth during the time period that Huckleberry Finn lives in. As a black man, Jim is treated as inferior to many abusive and malevolent white men. For instance, he is suspected to be Huckleberry’s murderer even when Pap has more motives to kill him and who would “cowhide [his son] till [he] was black and blue if [he] didn 't raise some money for him”(Twain 14). It is only on account of his skin color that Jim is thought to be dangerous. Even so, he proves to be one of the kindest people in the story. When Tom Sawyer is shot and in need of assistance, Jim risks the freedom that he longs for and steps out to aid

Dangerous adventures can often turn a fearful young boy into a fearless young man which is shown in Treasure Island as Jim becomes a brave sailor of the seas. “It was on seeing that boy that I understood, for the first time, my situation. I had thought up to that moment of the adventures before me, not at all of the home that I was leaving; and now, at sight of this clumsy stranger, who was to stay here in my place beside my mother, I had my first attack of tears. I am afraid I led that boy a dog 's life, for as he was new

beliefs. Sober uses the example of lightning. He points out that according to the Greeks,

Identity refers to structured sense of self, which manipulates itself in threads of life (Burr, 2015). Figure 1 of Tūrangawaewae shows individuals identity can be classified under our age, our gender (male or female), the values and beliefs we share (religious or non- religious), the experiences ( good or bad), the people we surround ourselves with (friends and family), also not limited to, from our genetic inheritance (ancestors or parents). However, identity threads are not pre inherited but are pre-constructed idea influenced by social experiences (Kahu, 2015). I am a woman, 21 years of age, Christian by faith, Fijian Indian by ethnicity. I use mind set of goals to convey through my identity. For example, excelling

Following the death of his father, Jim took this opportunity to discover himself on the open sea. It was at this time that Jim would embark on a journey he would never forget. “I said good-bye to my mother and the cove where I had lived since I was born, and the dear old Admiral Benbow” (Stevenson 59-60).