Friday, 10 April 2015

Treasure Island Chapter 4 : Summary

Here in the Chapter 4 of Treasure Island Jim, a character of the story who seems to be on the positive side tells his mother all about the captain’s last words. Then his mother and he decides to head to town for seeking help. But they are shocked to see that no one is ready to help them and thus none are willing to visit as all are afraid by hearing the name of Captain Flint. After a lot of argument they’re ready to go just to Doctor Livesey’s to inform him about what happened. This scene realises that the Captain might be a rowdy. Jim’s mother then shouts at them saying that they are all cowards and then shows her intention to go back to inn and then promises herself to help in his lodgings.

After hearings those words from neighbours, Jim and his mother then creeps towards the parlour of the inn into the place where they have left the dead body of Captain. This scene here says that whatever be the situation Jim and his mother are always kind with other people. Jim then there finds a blackened paper in which it was told that the Captain has just that night. Jim then watches his clock and knows it has rung just six. Then Jim searches the chest and finds a key hanging around the dead Captain’s neck. Jim’s mother then unlocks his chest and then they again finds a bunch of random things like clothes, a compass, a few trinkets and coins from different parts of the world. Jim’s mother then starts counting the coins and thinks how much she needed. But then just Jim hears the tapping of the blind man’s stick outside, which approaches near them and just fades away.


Jim’s mother is then afraid but still she doesn’t stop counting the coins as she just wanted to take as much she needed and not all. This shows that Jim’s mother is courageous woman who doesn’t dare to work for the welfare of her family. Then they suddenly hears a low whistle and thinking it is getting risky they decide to leave. Jim’s mother takes what she has and Jim too takes that bunch of papers. They both then heads towards downstairs and out to the back door. They there see a lantern and hear approaching footsteps. Jim mother asks Jim to take what she has as she is going to faint but Jim realises that they are going to be murdered and success themselves in hiding from sight underneath a bridge.

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