Explanation:Treasure Island is supposed to be a novel for boys. This is coming out of stodgy, Victorian England, so girls aren't supposed to want to sail away and hunt for treasure. But some of us here at Shmoop are both girls and want to go on treasure hunts, so we still love this book. Robert Louis Stevenson gives us a main character with whom his desired audience of ordinary boys can identify: a smart lad without too much money or education who comes out all right in the end. Sure Jim Hawkins is a little more imaginative and adventurous than many, but he is still average enough to be relatable.
