Map & Reflection

After realizing how much of the novel was devoted to the description of Lincoln Island, it would have been a crime to not create a map to help visualize what and where the book was happening. I had lots of trouble to understand what the island ultimately looked like, and without an accurate knowledge of the geography of Lincoln Island, I was often left perplexed as to what was going on and didn’t fully realize the situations. Unfortunately my book did not include a map, which would have been exponentially useful; something I wish publishers would add in future copies.
What are highlighted in different colours are events and places on Lincoln Island that had the greatest importance to the plot. In order of appearance:

Bright Green- Location of the Chimneys, the castaway’s first dwelling on Lincoln Island. The chimneys served as an extremely useful welcoming spot, but eventually proved to be uninhabitable.

Yellow-Green- Location of Jacamar Wood, the single-most important forest to the castaways. This forest was the first visited by the characters, and gave them the tools to survive, as well as being extremely abundant in game.

Red- Location of Granite House, the permanent dwelling of the settlers. Harding was a genius to create a house in the middle of a cliff, thereby giving the settlers a place to be at ease, as it was very secure from intruders and nature, excluding a singular plundering by a group of orangutans.

Purple- Route of Expedition to the Serpentine Peninsula. This expedition completed the castaway’s survey of the island, and now held the knowledge of knowing the exact geography of Lincoln Island, as well as routes for efficient transportation.

Orange- Scene of the Battle between Lincoln Settlers and Pirates. After the discovery of the lead bullet, the castaway’s prepared for the arrival of people, good or bad. They found out it was bad company, and outnumbered and outgunned they managed to defeat the pirates, although a few escaped onto the island to cause havoc for the settlers (and to continue the plot and hold the reader’s attention). This battle also laid the basis for more mysterious events to happen, which solidified the castaway’s belief that it was not God behind the events but a being on the island.

Blue- Location of Dakkar Grotto, or Captain Nemo’s Crypt. This location was the scene in which the secret behind Lincoln Island was revealed, where the sub-plot of the whole story which had kept everything flowing had ended in the most intricate way possible.