'Treasure Island' was written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published in 1883, although it had previously appeared in the children's magazine 'Young Folks' between 1881 and 1882 under the title "The Sea Cook", but it was later changed to "Treasure Island". The novel is divided into five parts: I will analyze chapter twenty-eight, it is the first chapter of the last part of the novel called “Silver”, and Silver is the main character of this chapter. In analyzing this chapter, I want to examine its contribution to the overall story, themes, and messages of this chapter. I also want to look at Stevenson's craft: examining the devices he uses to make his story interesting and exciting. I'm going to strip the chapter down to the bare flesh and examine every inch. Chapter twenty-eight, like the majority of the novel, is written as a first-person narrative, in retrospect, which makes the narration more interesting because Jim can comment on his actions with the benefit of hindsight. Dr. Livesey narrates chapters sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen. Indeed, Jim is on land at this point and would not be able to recount what happened on board the boat. Stevenson created Jim as a narrator, which allows us to establish a personal relationship with him, allowing us to better understand and empathize with him as a character. Robert Louis Stevenson spelled phonetically, which adds to the liveliness of the characters as he reads how the accents would sound, thus bringing the novel to life and thus making the plot more exciting. Stevenson writes with detailed knowledge of nautical terms and the pirate code, an example of this is when Silver says "as for the schooner", Stevenson also knew the pirate code which says "Eve...... middle of paper... ...doing so because of Silver's illegal background Long John Silver looks at Jim as if he were his nephew, seeing himself in the young boy and that's part of why he risks losing his captaincy to save. Jim. Chapter twenty-eight is intense and gripping, covering Stevenson's main themes of 'Treasure Island', the search for a good role model and whether pirates have truly honorable characteristics. and captivating, which demonstrates Stevenson's expert command of writing, his ability to captivate, excite, captivate and raise questions and to endear his stories to his readers Bibliography Primary Sources "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis. Stevenson “Robert Louis Stevenson: A Biography” by Claire HarmanSecondary Sourceswww.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island