Literary Devices

Allusion: Four real pirates were mentioned in Treasure Island, Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, Edward England, and William Kidd.

Motif: Animals are used a lot in this book, but not necessarily to all characters. Animals in this story are usually associated with pirates, like Long John Sliver's Parrot. Since the parrot only mocks things, it somewhat shows that pirates only make unnecessarily noises instead of intellectual words. Also the color black is associated a lot with the pirates. Such as their flags, the black spot for summoning, Also the color black i think means that darkness in the pirates lives, and that its that reason they go after shiny gold to illuminate some part of their life.

Symbols: The treasure map is like a magnet with a mysterious aura around it that draws in not only Jim, but the readers as well. It changes the boy who would inherit the Admiral Bendbow Inn, to a sailor and a hero. Also the boat made of sheepskin and wood, the Coracle, it shows an almost religous view cause Jim uses that small boat to arrive at the "Hispaniola" and kill the Israel Hands, almost like a David and Goliath moment. One of the most important symbols I think personally in Treasure Island is rum! It is the primary thing pirates drink and sort of ties to theiru uncontrollable anger and their recklessness. The rum ties to the "Deadman's Chest" poem or dirge in the very first chapter, when pirates drink, it gets deadly.