The American general culture has portrayed piracy as gallant and strong willed figures that control the sea. Most films have shaped the pirates as heroes, despite the social ill and misbehavior. The cinemas and movies bring out the impressive view of being a pirate, although in reality piracy is a lousy profession, fit for ill-mannered individuals, and not worth admiring (Little 178). Pirates are glorified band of individuals with no ties to territory or estate, with no form of law or rules stipulating how to live or labor. Pirates take what they want; it may be due to the pleasure of causing pain or simply the thrill of doing something dangerous.
The two readings bring out the picture of pirates in popular culture, where they are seen as the romantic outlaws separated from civilization living in a utopian sort of shore somewhere. Most people nowadays would wish that such myths and fantasies about pirates were true because of conceptual occurrences that push use towards these ideals (Cover 100). Despite the separation of years, the pirates of modern era and those of earlier years are linked by the attempt to oppose social injustices of capitalism’s cycles. Personally, the idea of piracy is parallel with those who fight a just fight for freedom of the people. However, the violent and sadistic behavior should not be over exaggerated in ways that coat the real nature of piracy.
One considerate debatable question in popular culture is their influence and ways it is felt in the society. Additionally, another question that may be discussed is, how has the modern society has come to embrace the issue of piracy? Both of these questions will help in getting a deeper understanding on issues related to piracy.
Works cited
Cover, Front. Special Collection: Pirates and Piracy, Broadly Conceived. Univ., Inst. for Ethnographic Research, 2012. 97-117.
Little, Benerson. The Golden Age of Piracy: The Golden Age of Piracy. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 2016. 177-193.