# Dick Johnson — Treasure Island character guide

> Dick Johnson in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dick

**First appearance:** 0036-xxviii-in-the-enemy-s-camp

## Who they are

A young mutineer who becomes the keeper of the black spot.

## Relationships

### [Long John Silver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/long_john_silver)

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Dick Johnson is a young pirate follower of Silver, easily swayed by Silver's promises and threats.

### [Long John Silver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/long_john_silver)

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Dick Johnson is a young pirate follower of Silver, easily swayed by Silver's promises and threats.

## In the story

### [XI: What I Heard in the Apple Barrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xi-what-i-heard-in-the-apple-barrel)

The young sailor who is corrupted by Silver and agrees to join the pirates.

### [The Black Spot Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxix-the-black-spot-again)

The one who cut the Black Spot from a Bible, later worries about the curse.

### [On Parole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxx-on-parole)

Dick is mentioned as feeling unwell, and the doctor examines his tongue, diagnosing a fever.

### [The Treasure-Hunt—Flint’s Pointer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxxi-the-treasure-hunt-flint-s-pointer)

A mutineer who hears the ghostly voice of Flint singing, spreading fear among the pirates.

### [The Treasure-Hunt—The Voice Among the Trees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxxii-the-treasure-hunt-the-voice-among-the-trees)

A superstitious pirate, prays and clutches his Bible, falling sick with fever.

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