The Modernization Of Pirates In The 19th Century

The modernization of pirates is also important because this illustrates the social and cultural influences from the public. Thus, pirates have to continue to evolve to new technology through developing new techniques. The simple concept of a pirate has been challenged throughout time because “Between the 16th and 19th centuries, there were different types of pirates, these being, privateers, buccaneers, and corsairs. Privateers were lawful pirates who were authorised by their government to attack and pillage ships of enemy nations. They shared their profits with the government.” (“Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum! ... A brief history of piracy.", Para. 3) These different types of pirates fulfilled a civic duty of serving and helping the government.

The cyclical issue of poverty frustrates many people throughout the world. This motivates many callous persons in willing to risk life, liberty, and property to “get ahead”. Risk makes life interesting and can result in enormous rewards. The lifestyle of pirates “in the early 18th century combined brute force with careful marketing of the lawless lifestyle… Many sailors gladly joined their assailants.” (“Primitive terrorists; Pirates", Para. 4) Piracy was a troubled lifestyle but, was full of excitement and bounty versus the torturous life of poverty. Living on a pirate ship could be was an “isolat[ion] from the forces of law and order on their floating worlds, pirates created a new, more egalitarian society.”(“Primitive terrorists; Pirates", Para. 5) A source of stability in a world of uncertainty and fright. Today many people understand life as the myth or the didactic story told as a lullaby but “why did people become pirates? Sometimes the harsh conditions of life at sea led seamen to desert their ships or mutiny and join pirates.” (“Cutthroat dogs: newly discovered pirate ship may separate fact from myth", Para. 14) Sea life itself was a struggle, but piracy was a tempting offer to avoid invasion. However, often living on the ship featured “rotten [food] and the water foul. They spent their days either getting drunk or quarreling. Many died of wounds or disease.” (“Cutthroat dogs: newly discovered pirate ship may separate fact from myth", Para. 15) The glorified children stories eradicated the death, and disease that these criminals faced. Story writers like the Grimm brothers acknowledged the pains of living, especially in a world where social mobility was only a political ideal and was reasoned to be far from the real-life