You need to write the main idea of each paragraph of the story and if all the mean ideas are about the same topic then you got the main or central idea of the story.
Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th century Scottish writer notable for such novels as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.<span>IN THESE GROUPS<span>FAMOUS PEOPLE NAMED ROBERTFAMOUS FICTION AUTHORSFAMOUS PEOPLE BORN ON NOVEMBER 13<span>FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED ON DECEMBER 3Show All Groups</span></span></span><span>1 of 2 « »</span>QUOTES“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.”—Robert Louis Stevenson<span><span>SynopsisBorn on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Robert Louis Stevenson traveled often, and his global wanderings lent themselves well to his brand of fiction. Stevenson developed a desire to write early in life, having no interest in the family business of lighthouse engineering. He was often abroad, usually for health reasons, and his journeys led to some of his early literary works. Publishing his first volume at the age of 28, Stevenson became a literary celebrity during his life when works such as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were released to eager audiences. He died in Samoa in 1894.</span><span>Early LifeRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on November 13, 1850, to Thomas and Margaret Stevenson. Lighthouse design was his father's and his family's profession, and so at the age 17, he enrolled at Edinburgh University to study engineering, with the goal of following his father in the family business. Lighthouse design never appealed to Stevenson, though, and he began studying law instead. His spirit of adventure truly began to appear at this stage, and during his summer vacations he traveled to France to be around young artists, both writers and painters. He emerged from law school in 1875, but did not practice, as, by this point, he felt that his calling was to be a writer.</span></span>
As the story opens, Hattie Owen is in her home. Her parents have gone
out for the evening, but she isn't alone because the family operates a
boarding house and Mr. Penny and Miss Hagerty are both upstairs. Hattie
is watching home movies. She's pleased that her father trusted her to do
everything, from setting up the screen to feeding the reels of film
through the projector. She says that she turned twelve the previous
summer and that she will forever look at the summer as a turning point
in her life because of Adam. She says that she dates things as "before
Adam" or "after Adam".
As the movie begins to play, Hattie sees Angel Valentine, who was
also a boarder over the summer when Adam came. Angel is standing on the
front porch of the boarding house, waving toward
