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Treasure Island

Published on Dec 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TREASURE ISLAND

THEME AND SYMBOLS

THEME

  • The central message about life
  • May be stated directly
  • Must use events in the story to draw conclusions

THEME OF TREASURE ISLAND

  • Greed for treasure
  • Growing up
  • Learning how to say goodby
  • Danger
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EXAMPLES

GREEDY FOR TREASURE
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"We'll have favorable winds, a quick passage, and not the least difficulty in finding the spot, and money to eat-to roll in-to play duck and drake with ever after" (Stevenson 37).

"We'll have favorable winds, a quick passage, and not the least difficulty in finding the spot, and money to eat-to roll in-to play duck and drake with ever after" (Stevenson 37).

THIS IS GOOD EVIDENCE OF THE THEME BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT EVEN THE PEOPLE THAT WE WOULD CALL THE"GOOD GUYS" CAN BE GREEDY FOR THE SO CALLED TREASURE.

This is good evidence of the theme because it shows that even the people that we would call the"good guys" can be greedy for the so called treasure.

EXAMPLES

SAYING GOODBYE

"I said goodbye to my mother and the cove wh ere I had lived since I was born, and the old "Admiral Benbow"-since he was repainted, not quite so dear"(Stevenson 45).

"I said goodbye to my mother and the cove wh ere I had lived since I was born, and the old "Admiral Benbow"-since he was repainted, not quite so dear."

This is a good example of the theme because it shows that everyone will eventually have to say goodbye to their loved ones.

This is a good example of the theme because it shows that everyone will eventually have to say goodbye to their loved ones.

A SYMBOL IS....

  • Anything that stands for something else
  • It represents obstract ideas
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SYMBOLS OF TREASURE ISLAND

  • The black spot
  • The apple barrel
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EXAMPLES

THE BLACK SPOT

" On the floor close to his hand there was a little round of paper, blacked on the one side. I could not doubt that this was the black spot ( Stevenson 23)."

" On the floor close to his hand there was a little round of paper, blacked on the one side. I could not doubt that this was the black spot ( Stevenson 23).

The black spot is a good example of a symbol because in the story it stands for the hour of death. Even at the very sight of the black spot sent the captain to his death.

The black spot is a good example of a symbol because in the story it stands for the hour of death. Even at the very sight of the black spot sent the captain to his death.

SYMBOL

THE APPLE BARREL
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"But good did come the apple barrel, as you shall hear; for if it had not been for that, we should have perished by the hand of treachery (Stevenson 62)."

"But good did come the apple barrel, as you shall hear; for if it had not been for that, we should have perished by the hand of treachery (Stevenson 62)."
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This a good example of the symbol because if it wasn't for the apple barrel, Jim wouldn't have heard about the possible mutiny. It adds to the suspense and danger to the story.

This a good example of the theme because if it wasn't for the apple barrel, Jim wouldn't have heard about the possible mutiny. It adds to the suspense and danger to the story.
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