Kyle Floyd April 1, 1999 CP English IV Ms. Wade Pirates of Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is a suspenseful, action-packed story in which he uses the stereotypical image of pirates to captivate his audiences. The pirates in Treasure Island greatly resemble that of 16th century pirates. Pirates undeniably possessed an ability to persuade. According to Jan Rogozinski in her book Pirates!, " Pirates were often fisherman who traded with passing ships. They would lure the …showed first 75 words of 949 total…

…showed last 75 words of 949 total…would chase other ships until they decided to give up"(Whipple 7). "This shows the same aggressiveness illustrated in the lethal scramble for Flint's treasure in the book Treasure Island"(Stevenson 1). Pirates of the 16th century were similar to those in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Many people imagine pirates as having eye patches, wooden legs, and gold earrings; similar to characteristics of the pirates in Treasure Island. "Yo-ho-ho-an a bottle of rum"(Stevenson 112). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**