<u>Similarities between the movie and the book</u>
- The main character was Jim Hawkins both in the movie and the book
- Jim Hawkins met a Swashbuckler called Billy Bones
- Billy Bones gave Jim a chest both in the book and the movie
- Jim managed to escape John Silver and find refuge on the Island both in the book and the movie.
<u>Differences between the movie and the book</u>
- Jim Hawkins was 13 years old in the book but 15 years old in the movie
- Jim's father passed away in the book but the movie showed that he abandoned Sarah, his wife and Jim when he was at a tender age. Jim also has a great resentment toward s his father in the movie
- Jim was also called James P. Hawkins in the movie
- Billy Bones, in the movie, was a specie of evolved lizard
- The location used in the book was the English Coast while Planet Montressor was used in the movie
- The chest given to Jim by Billy Bones contained a logbook containing the flint's information while in the movie, it contained a golden sphere
- In the book, John Silver was a typical pirate but in the movie, he pretended to be a cook who only showed an act of mutiny when the ship is in the treasure planet
- The mutiny in the book begins when the boat reaches the shore
he endears himself to them by demonstrating his wits, strength, and sensitivity in his speech, athleticism, and weeping.
