Captain Jack Sparrow And The Deconstruction Of The Black Caribbean

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In the year 2003, a director Gore Verbinski introduced the world to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The movie became so popular that sequels were not late in arriving. Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (“Analysis on Captain Jack Sparrow and the Deconstruction of the Common Pirate Image”). The character is depicted by the famous actor Johnny Depp. Jack Sparrow has an extremely interesting personality when looked at using Gordon Allport’s and Henry A. Murray’s theories. At first sight it would be simple to mistake him for a dirty selfish pirate, but closer look in regards to Murray's needs and Allport's big five traits reveals that he is a civilized and outgoing human being with strong principles, and a high ambition to accomplish his aims.
Early Life of Captain Jack Sparrow
Jack Sparrow is the son of Edward Teague, a legendary pirate. Young Jack experienced dissimilar adventures as a teenager after fleeing away from home at Shipwreck cove (“Jack Sparrow A Brief Telling”). At the age of 25 he was employed by the trading company and was given command of the ship Wicked Wench (“Jack Sparrow A Brief Telling”). He was forced to transport slaves. However, Jack freed all captives. He was called a pirate and forced to watch his vessel get cracked (“Jack Sparrow A Brief Telling”). In fact, Jack likes his criminal status as he becomes a successful pirate with no wish to come back to boring life under the supervision of other people (“Analysis on Captain Jack Sparrow and the Deconstruction of the Common Pirate Image”). Later, Jack Sparrow petitions Davy Jones to raise his ship from the ocean and calls the ship the Black Pearl.
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...ight it would be simple to take him for a dirty selfish pirate, but closer look in the matter of Murray's needs and Allport's big five traits reveals that he is a honest and outgoing human being with strong main beliefs, and ambitions to accomplish his goals.
The trait approach is a perfect way to estimate a neurotic, extroverted, and simply weird personality of Captain Jack Sparrow. His most outstanding features are clearly demonstrated in the The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Jack reveals the need to achieve his aims; whether it is discovering his ship or treasure he is constantly looking for something. What separates him from other people is that his needs reveal his true desires. Using the trait approach it is easy to estimate the distinctiveness of his character as Captain Jack Sparrow is unique and can be simply admired based on this assessment alone.

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