# Job Anderson — Treasure Island character guide

> Job Anderson in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Anderson, Job

**First appearance:** 0014-x-the-voyage

## Who they are

The boatswain of the Hispaniola who joins the mutiny.

## In the story

### [XIII: How My Shore Adventure Began](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xiii-how-my-shore-adventure-began)

Anderson commands one of the boats and grumbles loudly, showing the breakdown of discipline.

### [The Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxi-the-attack)

Leads the mutineers' assault and is killed by Gray.

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