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Treasure Island
Trailblazers · 4th–6th
The doctor never so much as moved. He spoke to him as before, over his shoulder and in the same tone of voice, rather high, so that all the room might hear, but perfectly calm and steady: If you do not put that knife this instant in your pocket, I promise, upon my honour, you shall hang at the next assizes.
The first sentence is seven words long and the next is much longer. Why might the author put "The doctor never so much as moved." all by itself before the long, calm sentence that follows?
Narration Tell what happens at the Admiral Benbow, from the captain's arrival to the evening Dr. Livesey comes into the parlour.
1. Jim's father “never plucked up the heart” to ask for more money. What do you think holds him back?Inference
2. Some of the younger men “pretended to admire him.” Why might they do that when everyone else is frightened?Character
3. Jim's father thinks the captain will ruin the inn, but Jim believes “his presence did us good.” Going by the chapter, who is closer to right?Theme
4. Every voice stops when the captain flaps his hand, except Dr. Livesey's. Was it brave, careless, or something else for him to keep talking?Moral reasoning
5. Stevenson spends most of the chapter on the captain before Dr. Livesey arrives. What does that build-up do for the scene with the doctor?Author's choice
Make a Connection Tell about a time everyone went quiet around one person, and someone else did not.
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but perfectly calm and steady:
you shall hang at the next assizes.
he drank slowly, like a connoisseur,
For in these fits he was the most overriding companion ever known;
for people would soon cease coming there to be tyrannized over and put down,
I have seen him wringing his hands after such a rebuff,
and at last broke out with a villainous, low oath,
that if you keep on drinking rum, the world will soon be quit of a very dirty scoundrel!
but the captain soon knuckled under,
1. When he arrives, the captain looks “as fierce as a commander.” Using two pieces of evidence, explain how he starts to take charge of the inn.
2. Jim was terrified of the one-legged seaman yet “far less afraid of the captain himself” than others were. Using two pieces of evidence, explain what Jim sees that they do not.
3. Compare how the captain and Dr. Livesey act when the knife comes out. Using two pieces of evidence, say what each reaction shows about the man.