How Is Jim Hawkins Presented In Treasure Island

“People’s character is in their behavior, we’re all capable of good and evil” - Bertie Carvel. Jim and Long John Silver are two very different characters, but they are both similar in many different ways. Jim Hawkins is a good and honorable man, but what he holds inside is more strange than the thought of a hidden treasure. As for Long John Silver, he is a cruel, ruthless pirate, willing to do whatever he has to, to find the treasure, yet he is capable of love and compassion. Long John Silver is the fatherly figure Jim needs in his life, someone that can guide him through his journey. Jim Hawkins and Long John silver are two very interesting but complicated characters, with nothing but a blurred line connecting them together. Jim Hawkins is the representation of good in “Treasure Island”. He is kind hearted, has the capacity for empathy and mercy, and is willing to risk a limb to help his friends. Throughout his journey, we see what kind of a person that Jim Hawkins is, learning about his good, and bad side. Jim is generally unwilling to stoop as low as the bad guys, but when the moment presents itself, he will let his darker side arise. One

Silver seemed to be a good man, and once his true identity was revealed Jim thought he hated him for doing what he was doing. Silver goes on with his plan, not knowing of what would happen later in the journey. Silver and Jim begin a “friendship”, or a comradery under shaky circumstances when Jim agrees to testify on Silver behalf to prevent him from being hung. Silver, not only acknowledges the fact that he has a liking towards Jim, but he keeps him from danger and others who are willing to hurt him. Jim sees Silver as a fatherly figure he needs in his life, but Jim cannot embrace Silver without embracing what Silver has done and who he