The Coral Island · Character
The Pirate Captain
Leader of the pirates who briefly holds the boys captive.
minor
First appearance: xvii
The Pirate Captain shows up with force in XXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Leads the pirate crew, captures Ralph, and threatens him with violence.
The Pirate Captain first appears in 0018 xvii.
In XXII: Leads the pirate crew, captures Ralph, and threatens him with violence.
Later, in XXIII: Implied to be the same as 'the captain'; his ruthless actions and hypocrisy regarding missionaries are highlighted.
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- Other
Character groups
- Pirates and Mythology
- Christianity and Conflict
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- XXII
- XXIII
- XXIV Bloody Bill is communicative and sagacious—Unpleasant prospects—Retrospective meditations interrupted by volcanic agency—The pirates negotiate with a Fiji chief—Various etceteras that are calculated to surprise and horrify.
- XXVI
- XXVII
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See The Pirate Captain in xvii