Long John Silver

Charismatic and calculating, Long John Silver leads a crew while pursuing a map to treasure. He negotiates, manipulates, and plans mutinies to secure wealth, yet occasionally reveals pragmatic instincts that keep Jim Hawkins alive. His aim is a new voyage toward Treasure Island, balancing threat with opportunity.

A cabin boy pressed into service who secretly aided Dod Perch and now holds a crucial role in the treasure map’s fate. Jim shows resourcefulness and moral conflict as he navigates loyalties between Long John Silver and the Governor’s world.

Governor Strong’s daughter who is kidnapped by Mendoza, driving the ransom plot. Elizabeth’s peril underscores the personal stakes in the pirates’ schemes and heightens the urgency of finding the treasure.

Governor Strong, Elizabeth’s father, negotiates the ransom and represents the colonial authority that pirates intermittently challenge. He embodies the tension between governance and piracy.

A puritanical figure who resists Long John Silver’s schemes and social expectations around a shotgun wedding. She embodies social pressure and moral judgment within the pirate-dominated world.

The primary antagonist who kidnaps Elizabeth and seeks to hoard wealth. His double-crossing plans heighten danger and push Long John Silver toward shifting alliances.

A surviving, blind former foe who embodies calculating danger. He negotiates with Long John for passage and vengeance, playing a pivotal role in the stockade confrontation on Treasure Island.

A friend of Jim who escapes Mendoza’s capture but is ultimately killed. Perch provides a crucial link by mentioning Mendoza, Strong, and Hawkins before his death.

Governor Strong’s wife, a figure of status who represents the domestic world touched by piracy’s reach. She embodies family and resilience within a conflict-ridden era.