Argumentative Essay On Pirates

Many pirate books popularize the belief that pirates wear eyepatches and make people walk the plank. While some of these beliefs are true, many are not what real pirates do. Pirate novels romanticized the idea of pirates by making them seem that pirate booty is always gold and jewels, making people walk the plank and that there were no women pirates.
Firstly, pirate booty is not always gold and jewels. Sometimes, pirates don’t even bury their loot. While their earnings can be riches and gold, most of the time it was food, lumber, cloth, and animal hides. For example, source 3 states “In addition, a pirate’s treasure did not always include gold or silver; most of it was food, lumber, cloth, and animal hides.” This means that their booty wasn’t always gold and silver coins, but it was also other things like food and animal hides. Pirates didn’t always bury their treasure right away. They often wanted to share the loot with other pirates,
There have been some female pirates that have been recorded, but there are not many. For example, source 4 states “Among Rackham’s crew were two women- Anne Bonny and Mary Read. They are the only two female pirates on record.” This supports the claim that there are female pirates, but there are not many on record. Source 3 also states that there are some female pirates such as Mary Read, Anne Bonny, Grace O’Malley, and Ching Shih. Treasure Island states “ I don’t like this cruise; I don’t like the men; and I don’t like my officer.” This means that the crew has no women and is made up of all men.
Pirate books and movies romanticize the ideas of pirates that aren’t always true. Some of these romanticisms include pirate treasure always being gold and silver, making people walk the plank and that there are no women pirates. Authors and producers alike have used these stereotypes to paint the picture of a pirate much less fearsome than they actually