Suspense, or a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen, is an integral part of the process an author uses to keep a readers interest in a story. There are many techniques that Robert Louis Stevenson uses to build suspense in Treasure Island.
In the first chapter when the readers meet the Captain, nothing much is know about him or his past. This makes him very mysterious. The reader is completely unaware of the Captain's past when Black Dog comes to the inn. This is when Jim gets the map, and the story begins moving and more and more suspense builds.
In the first chapter when the readers meet the Captain, nothing much is know about him or his past. This makes him very mysterious. The reader is completely unaware of the Captain's past when Black Dog comes to the inn. This is when Jim gets the map, and the story begins moving and more and more suspense builds.