Talk:John Silver/@comment-27108393-20190412015259/@comment-30683372-20190916201036

Besides mutiny, attempted murder, piracy and setting a house on fire? The point of the movie is that he IS a bad person and a criminal because he never had anyone to look after, just as Jim was an inconsiderate slacker because he never had anyone to look up to. Hence they learn from each other and in the end, Jim learns how to live up to his potential while Silver learns that some things are more valuable than all the gold in the world (pun intended).