KS2 English: Treasure Island - meet the characters

Click on the slideshows below to learn more about the characters that appear in the story.

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Jim Hawkins - our hero
Jim works in The Admiral Benbow Inn - but he's bored with life and dreams of adventure.
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Jim's mother
Mrs Hawkins runs The Admiral Benbow Inn, a pub on the Bristol Channel where Jim works.
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Billy Bones
He stays at The Admiral Benbow... he's on the run from the pirates because he has the map.
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Black Dog
Comes to The Admiral Benbow looking for Billy Bones...wants to know where the map is.
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The Blind Beggar
He comes to The Admiral Benbow and delivers the fatal 'black spot' to Billy Bones.
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Squire Trelawney
Self-appointed leader of the expedition but a buffoon and Livesey thinks him a liability.
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Dr Livesey
The most sensible adult member of the expedition...forms a plan with Ben Gunn.
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Long John Silver
Ruthless leader of the pirates... but also resourceful and brave... forges a bond with Jim.

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Captain Smollett
The expedition captain... is injured... has contempt for Long John Silver and the pirates.
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Captain Flint the parrot
Named by Silver after the notorious Captain Flint, who first buried the treasure hoard.
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The pirate crew
A motley crew from every conceivable background and united only by a love of treasure.
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Ben Gunn
He's been marooned on Treasure Island and dreams of being revenged on those responsible.
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Hands
One of the nastiest of the pirate crew... but meets his match in young Jim Hawkins.