Whats Your Mood?

In the novel Treasue Island, written by Robert Louis Stevenson, mood is a major factor and roll for the plot and development of the story. He portrayed mood through the characters actions, their words, and by using in depth detail to entice you and give you a greater idea of how the story is progressing.

Mood is a very important part of any piece of work, whether it is books movies or plays. Mood tells the audience what to feel when dwelling in a piece of literature. It shows how characters feel and it gives you ideas of how the books final outcome may be. Mood allows for more enthralling works, with more mood people become infatuated with the work and they just can’t leave it, they want to learn more of what is going on and why these characters are acting in such manors that create these moods.

Through the actions of characters mood can be created, with things as simple as someone walking away. In the novel Jim Hawkins is fearful and a bit uneasy when Billy Bones enters his inn. Through this fear and unwariness you can tell that the mood is a little frightful and that unexpected things will occur. Although he was fearful of Billy he soon began to get acquainted with him after he stayed with the Admiral Benbow Inn. When the black spot appeared on Billy Bones both him and Jim were very fearful knowing something was going to happen, the mood quickly swung from being friendly and joyous to fear. When he takes Billy’s possessions the mood alters again to a more adventurous and even mischievous tone. The feeling of suspense as Jim is running from the pirates keeps you reading more this entices you to want to keep reading because it’s suspenseful. When he his hiding in the woods and he witnesses Long John silvers attack against his crewmen Tom he begins to fear Silver and of what might become of him as well. Then he begins to run through the forest intensifying the feeling of escape and the want of safety until he runs into Benn Gun.