I finished reading the book, Treasure Island. My teacher wanted me to write about what I thought was the theme. I think the theme was that some pirates are not  people you want to mess with. I think this is the theme because throughout the book there are some pirates who are greedy and kill others. Let me explain further.

   In the beginning of the book we get introduced to “The Captain” who isn’t exactly a good person nor a bad person. In the next few chapters we learn that he was mixed up with pirates and was once a pirate himself. In the 3rd chapter “The Captain” dies. In chapters 2-3 we get introduced to two pirates, Black Dog and The Blind Beggar. They were both pirates who knew The Captain. When we get to know the Blind Beggar he is not a nice person because he is harsh and would hit his fellow mates, but when he does this the pirates leave him to die. Pirates are not good people in the first place because they steal and do other horrible things. Later when Jim the main character goes to find some treasure with other people. A new pirate gets introduced here but at first we don’t know he is a pirate.His name is Long John Silver and he wants to help Jim find the treasure. Jim agrees for him to come along and Long John Silver brings other people ( these are his pirate friends ) to join him to find the treasure. The captain of the ship and the doctor are skeptical of  Long John Silver and his mates. In chapter 10 we learn that Long John Silver and his crew are scheming a mutiny against the rest of the crew. In the next chapter when they find the island and sail to the island. And then, the pirates start killing people to get to the treasure on this island. Throughout the time on the island the pirates play many tricks and hold people hostage. Now Jim and four other people make it out alive with the treasure and most of the pirates except Long John Silver end up dead because there was a battle near the end of the book between the pirates and the sailors. 

   This goes to show pirates are not good people who would kill, steal and play tricks just for a little gold. Now I don’t know if this is what exactly the author had intended the theme of this story to be, however this is the theme I got from the story.

BTW: I wrote this a while ago but I never posted it until now.