Similarities and Differences Found Within the Book Treasure Island and Older Pirate Movies in Corrolation with Every Day Life
Buried treasure, eye patches, and walking the plank are all words and phrases that often appear in stories involving pirates. Tales about the voyages of pirates are often adventurous and riveting ones. It is very awe-inspiring to think about the daring lives those pirates once led. However, it might not be safe to assume that these stories are close to the truth or even based on genuine facts. In 1881 Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a book entitled Treasure Island, which in return would forever change the way people looked at the term "pirate." Due to this book there are several different movies that have been created to interpret the term pirate in different ways. Black Pirate, The Dancing Pirate, Sea Hawk, and Captain Blood include some of the movies that we viewed in class that caught my attention. There are also many Cds and DVDs that have been released about pirates, one of the most popular ones is Pirates of the Caribbean. All of these films offer many different similarities and differences in relation to the book Robert Stevenson wrote entitled Treasure Island. This in return has shaped our society.
According to the definition of the word "pirate," which states "someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own," means that they will use a great deal of dishonesty in there every day life. This is a great similarity to the book Treasure Island and the movie The Black Pirate. In the movie a young nobleman, whose father is killed by pirates, vows to avenge his dad's death by becoming a buccaneer himself and routing out the villains. He does this by taking over as captain and not telling the other pirates who he really is or what his motives are. Also in the movie The Dancing Pirate the main character is believed to be a pirate by the local citizens of the town, and they also believe that he is trying to deceive them with his ways. This in return correlates to the book Treasure Island almost the entire crew is "fake" about the
According to the definition of the word "pirate," which states "someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own," means that they will use a great deal of dishonesty in there every day life. This is a great similarity to the book Treasure Island and the movie The Black Pirate. In the movie a young nobleman, whose father is killed by pirates, vows to avenge his dad's death by becoming a buccaneer himself and routing out the villains. He does this by taking over as captain and not telling the other pirates who he really is or what his motives are. Also in the movie The Dancing Pirate the main character is believed to be a pirate by the local citizens of the town, and they also believe that he is trying to deceive them with his ways. This in return correlates to the book Treasure Island almost the entire crew is "fake" about the
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