I think the dominant literary element is imagery. Every page of Treasure Island is packed with figurative language and very descriptive details. Many people have many different views on pirates. In this story, Robert Louis Stevenson gives his version of the infamous sea dogs with rich images of both, their rotten, drunken and violent attitudes along with their smelly scents. I also noticed that at every major table turning event, the author uses even more imagery to give readers the clear image and importance of what has just happened. Without the abundant use of imagery in this novel I don’t believe that it would be nearly as entrancing.
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That's great! When I read it in seventh grade, I couldn't really get into it that much, but I think that I would have just stopped reading it and failed the assignment without the author's use of imagery.
ReplyDeleteNICE! I think he does do a great job to describe the pirates. :)
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