compose a brief explanatory essay (one or two paragraphs) about the use of flags as symbols in Treasure Island. Include specific details from the text and outside research. Maintain a formal style throughout the essay.
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Tʜᴇ Cᴏʀᴀᴄʟᴇ
Jɪᴍ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴀᴄʟᴇ—ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʙᴏᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Bᴇɴ Gᴜɴɴ ʜᴀs ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴀᴛsᴋɪɴ—ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ Cʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ XXII. Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ, Jɪᴍ ᴜsᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴀᴄʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴀɪʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Hɪsᴘᴀɴɪᴏʟᴀ, ᴄᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀᴅʀɪғᴛ, ʀᴜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇs’ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟɪᴍʙ ᴀʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ Isʀᴀᴇʟ Hᴀɴᴅs. Tʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴʏ ᴏғ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʙᴏʏ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ʙᴏᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ sʜɪᴘ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴀ Dᴀᴠɪᴅ-ᴀɴᴅ-Gᴏʟɪᴀᴛʜ sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪsᴍ ɪɴ Jɪᴍ’s ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ. Iɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ, Jɪᴍ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇs ᴀ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀɪᴏᴜs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴅᴏɢ.
Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴀᴄʟᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇ, ᴀʟsᴏ sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪᴢᴇs Jɪᴍ’s ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ Cᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ Sᴍᴏʟʟᴇᴛᴛ. Iɴ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪs sᴜᴘᴇʀɪᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ʜᴜɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴀᴛ, Jɪᴍ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ. Hɪs ʜᴇʀᴏɪsᴍ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴜɴᴇǫᴜɪᴠᴏᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴀʟ sᴇɴsᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴡɪsʜ Jɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʜɪᴍ ᴏɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴠᴏʏᴀɢᴇs. Dᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ Jɪᴍ’s ᴅɪsʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ, ʜɪs ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴏᴜs sᴘɪʀɪᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ʜɪᴍ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴏ sᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘɪɴɢ. Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴀᴄʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ’s ᴍᴏʀᴀʟ ᴀᴍʙɪɢᴜɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴇsʜɪᴘ.
Tʜᴇ Tʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ Mᴀᴘ
Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴘ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ’s ғɪʀsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴇɴ Jɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴀɴsᴀᴄᴋ Bɪʟʟʏ Bᴏɴᴇs’s sᴇᴀ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ, ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴛᴀɪɴs ɪᴛs ғᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ᴀᴜʀᴀ ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. Tʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴘ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀs ᴀ sᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ᴛᴀʟɪsᴍᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅʀᴀᴡs ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ. Jɪᴍ’s ᴘᴏssᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴘ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍs ʜɪᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴ ᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ɪɴɴᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ’s sᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴀɪʟᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʜᴇʀᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴅɢʏ sǫᴜɪʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ғʀᴇᴇᴡʜᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴀʀɪᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇʀs.
Iɴ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴘ ᴀʟsᴏ sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪᴢᴇs ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ—ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀɴɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ. Eᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴘ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴀʙʟᴇ ᴇɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴛᴀɪɴ ɪᴛ. Iʀᴏɴɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, Sᴛᴇᴠᴇɴsᴏɴ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ sʜᴏᴡs ᴜs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴘ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴜsᴇʟᴇss ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ, ᴀs Bᴇɴ Gᴜɴɴ ʜᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴇxᴄᴀᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴇʟsᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴘ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛs Sɪʟᴠᴇʀ, ɪᴛs ᴘᴏssᴇssᴏʀ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ғɪɴᴀʟ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇss ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ʟᴇᴛᴅᴏᴡɴ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ʜᴏʟᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ. Iɴ ᴛʜɪs sᴇɴsᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴘ sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪᴢᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ʜᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ sᴀᴛɪsғᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.
Rᴜᴍ
Rᴜᴍ ʀᴇᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ sʏᴍʙᴏʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇs’ ʀᴇᴄᴋʟᴇssɴᴇss, ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ. Iɴ Sᴛᴇᴠᴇɴsᴏɴ’s ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʀᴜᴍ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜᴅᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʟᴇɢᴀɴᴛ ᴡɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ’s ᴍᴇɴ ᴏᴄᴄᴀsɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ. Tʜᴇ ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇs ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇ ɪɴ ʟɪɢʜᴛ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ—ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɪɴᴅᴜʟɢᴇ ɪɴ ʀᴜᴍ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅʀᴜɴᴋᴇɴɴᴇss ɪs ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ, ᴀs ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇ sᴏɴɢ ʟʏʀɪᴄ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ “ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴀɴ’s ᴄʜᴇsᴛ.” Tʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ sᴀɪʟᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪs Bɪʟʟʏ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ Lɪᴠᴇsᴇʏ ᴡᴀʀɴs ʜɪᴍ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴋɪʟʟ ʜɪᴍ. Lᴀᴛᴇʀ, Mʀ. Aʀʀᴏᴡ, ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Hɪsᴘᴀɴɪᴏʟᴀ, ɪs ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ ᴛɪᴘsʏ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ғᴀʟʟs ᴏᴠᴇʀʙᴏᴀʀᴅ, ᴘʀᴇsᴜᴍᴀʙʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. Wʜᴇɴ Jɪᴍ ᴄʟɪᴍʙs ᴏɴ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴘ, ʜᴇ ғɪɴᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴜᴍ-ɪɴᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴅʀᴜɴᴋᴇɴɴᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴍᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʜᴀs ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. Jɪᴍ ɪs ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇғᴇᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ Jɪᴍ ɪs sᴏʙᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ Isʀᴀᴇʟ Hᴀɴᴅs ɪs ᴅʀᴜɴᴋ. Rᴜᴍ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪᴢᴇs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ’s ᴏᴡɴ: ᴏɴᴇ’s ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛʏ, ᴏɴᴇ’s ᴍɪssɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ’s ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴇʟғ.
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