Character Analysis Of Long John In Treasure Island

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In the book Treasure Island, Long John Silver changes a lot. He goes from being a villain to a hero in the course of just one page. From being described as a seafaring and callous man to an intelligent and smiling, clean and pleasant-tempered man, Long John changes from good to bad to multiple times. Several scenes that portray the two-faced man include when Jim Hawkins is in an apple barrel and Long John goes off about killing Jim’s friends, and when Long John tells Jim he truly cares about him. Another scene that shows this is when Jim runs off onto the island and Long John calls out for him, as well as the scene when Long John starts a gunfire on another man’s ship. When Long John first comes into the picture, he is a nice and friendly