Treasure Island · Character
Job Anderson
The boatswain of the Hispaniola who joins the mutiny.
minor
Also known as Anderson, Job
First appearance: x the voyage
Job Anderson shows up with force in XIII: How My Shore Adventure Began. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Anderson commands one of the boats and grumbles loudly, showing the breakdown of discipline.
Job Anderson first appears in 0014 x the voyage.
In XIII: How My Shore Adventure Began: Anderson commands one of the boats and grumbles loudly, showing the breakdown of discipline.
Later, in The Attack: Leads the mutineers' assault and is killed by Gray.
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- Protagonist
- Loyalists and Allies
- Mutineers and Antagonists
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See Job Anderson in x the voyage