"In the book ""Treasure Island"", what did Ben Gunn dream of?"
Ben Gunn (Treasure Island) Ben Gunn (Treasure Island) Benjamin "Ben" Gunn is a fictional character in the "Treasure Island" novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Ben Gunn is an ex-crewman of Captain Flint's who has been marooned for three years on Treasure Island by his crewmates, after his failure to find the treasure without the map. During his time alone on the island, Gunn develops an obsessional craving for cheese. He first appears in the novel when Jim Hawkins encounters him. Ben treats Jim kindly in return for a chance of getting back to his real home. Jim leaves Ben Gunn behind but
Ben Gunn (Treasure Island) go to Ben Gunn's cave home, where Gunn has had the treasure hidden for some months. The treasure is divided amongst Squire Trelawney and his loyal men, including Jim and Ben Gunn (who gets a very small share, £1000 of £700,000 total), and they return to England, leaving the surviving pirates marooned on the island. Once in England, Gunn manages to spend all his part of the treasure in just a few days and becomes a porter for the rest of his life. Ben Gunn is the main character in "The Adventures of Ben Gunn", a prequel to "Treasure Island"