The location that the Scottish
writer places us in is fabulous, perfectly embedded in history, from the
mentioned inn, to the schooner – the Hispaniola
– and even the island of the treasure. Perhaps the latter deserves special
attention, as it is an island that the young narrator describes as
inhospitable, oppressive, with lush vegetation adding to the feeling of
loneliness and gloom that fills him and his friends, perhaps as a harbinger of
the events they were going to experience while on it.
The island is hostile, having a
complex topography and being surrounded by a strong sea current which causes
our hero – which is the narrator at the same time – to go through serious
ordeals while on board of a small, weak boat, in one of the best and most
powerful moments of the story.
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