Kidnapped

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

Kidnapped like a treasure island previously published in the Young Folks magazine the Boys magazine is Stevenson's novel in the Scottish language, the most Scottish vocabulary and worldview. Like the treasure island, it follows the theme of the popular genre, in this case historical romance. Stevenson made his story in 1751, five years after the defeat of Scotland's rebellion against King George II, the Anglo-German King George had mercilessly "calm" on the Scottish Highlands. Land and Stevenson have his protagonist David Balfour to chat with the main consolation agent while the officer is assassinated. (The assassination is a historical fact) The one who witnessed the assassination of Balfour suspected of being an accomplice and he barely survived, fled weeks in the Highlands in the company and under the protection of Alan Breck. The man accused of murder in the past (And in the novel).

However, under the cover of orthodoxy, Stevenson did unorthodox things with this type. Many morally obscure characters abound, the kidnapper Balfour, the captain of the ship, was an excellent navigator and cared for his mother. David's uncle is a character like no other. But he has more suffering than any other character in the novel. But he remained unwavering loyalty to Balfour despite the risk of his life.

Breck and Balfour, two main characters, are an odd couple whose developing friendship is the main business of the novel. Their relationship is bright and believable, thanks to Stevenson's nimble hand: Balfour is provincial and patient, Breck is worldly intelligent and extravagant. But readers can believe that they were drawn to each other as Stevenson's incident sparked an inevitable interest in each. Interdependent This wholesome relationship concern is another kind of freedom Stevenson takes on this genre.

Again, Stevenson created a popular genre that was more than the sum of its parts. The boy used to read Kidnapped with a passion for Young Folks, but adults read it as a book with more passion. Henry James, who some suspected had never been a boy, believed the kidnapping was the best Stevenson had ever done.