The Theme of Kidnapped

A detailed Summary of The Theme of Kidnapped

Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson, has delighted readers for generations with

its exhilarating adventure, rich action, and complex characterization. Kidnapped is the

story of young David Balfour, an orphan, whose uncle Ebenezer cheats him out of his

inheritance and makes plans to have him kidnapped and sold into slavery. David's Uncle

Ebenezer is a very money hungry man as are many of the other people David encounters

on his journey. Many of the people David encounters on his journey including Uncle

Ebenezer, Captain Hoseason and his crew, David's first guide to Torosay, and even

David's close companion, Alan Stewart, all have greedy intentions at times. They act

innocent at first, and even if they are, they can't help trying to get the best of David to

obtain more money. One of the themes in Stevenson's Kidnapped is that often people go

to extremes to satisfy their greed for money.

In the beginning of the novel, David Balfour is traveling to the house of Shaws to

give his Uncle Ebenezer Balfour a note from his deceased father. The note tells Ebenezer

it is the time to give David his rightful share of the estate left to Ebenezer. Ebenezer told

have him sold into slavery in the Carolinas. Ebenezer Balfour went to all of the trouble of

trying to kill and have kidnapped his only nephew, just to indulge his greedy desires.

their survival at stake just to satisfy his greedy desires to win.

Ebenezer paid a man named Captain Hoseason to kidnap David and sell him into

Even Alan Stewart, David's newfound companion, displayed his greed for money

had unknowingly agreed. When David awoke a few days later, Alan admitted to David

and offered the captain sixty guineas if he would take him to Linnhe Loch. The captain

of his boat named the Covenant. The captain beat up and kidnapped a young, innocent

at one time. Alan and David stayed in Cluny Macpherson's house for several days in order

d the money was intact, but it was in a chest at the top of a stair-tower at the far end

Approximate Word count = 792
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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