Pirates

 When I think about pirate and the sea there are two things and representations that instantly come to mind, the first being Disney's representation of the "swash buckling" pirate in the film franchise Pirates of the Caribbean. To me this representation is an interesting representation as it melds real world aspects, the British empire and East India company attempting to rid the seas of pirates. And other worldly aspects that of the black pearl and Davey Jones locker to name a few.

The next representation that I connect to that of Pirates is the book Jamaica Inn written by Daphne Du Maurier, which is a story about Cornish smugglers and the very real history of smugglers and wreckers that existed along the Cornish coast. Wrecking was the practice of falsely steering ships towards rocks to purposely wreck and run aground, these ships would then be looted by the wreckers and smuggled in land where it would be sold.

I think it would be worth looking into both these types of pirates one where I look at the stories and myths that grew around pirates and turned them into these "sex" symbols and symbols of the people. And then the real life of pirates, that being criminals and smugglers purposefully killing for money.



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