Jack Sparrow Stereotypes

In the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Jack Sparrow says, “It’s a pirate’s life for me. Savvy?” Screen writers goals were to reveal what a pirate is like when he was bred into becoming a pirate rather than a respectable-class British man. The audience assumes that when a person communicates informally, then they are not cunning or intelligent. However, the screen writer portrayed Jack Sparrow as being intelligent and cunning through his schemes and when he is forced to improvise. He expresses the stereotype of a pirate with a lower-class British accent by physical appearance, nonverbal communication, and how he communicates.
Jack Sparrow’s physical appearance is that of a pirate. Everywhere he travels,

he has a lot of layers of clothing. The layers symbolize he has a lot of layers as well. Jack prefers to show people what he wants them to see rather than see him as he truly is. It also shows his status in the pirate world. Most pirates on a ship have minimal clothing. They usually wear simple shirt and pants and sometimes boots. Sparrow wears a shirt, bandana, hat, jacket, pants, and boots. These are also similar to Blackbeard wearing layers of clothes, and he is also a captain of a ship. Jack also adds “Captain” to his name, which he tries to make people say when they say his name. Jack Sparrow’s hair is down with dreads and ornaments. The dreads and ornaments represent the places he has traveled since he was a child. His hair is down because it is to show that he is wild and rebellious. Jack Sparrow rebels following anyone’s rules, including the fashion trend. When he was in England. Jack was being chased by the royal guards. By the guards and people around him, you can see their swept to the back and tied. The rings on his fingers are his reminders of the conquests he has conquered since becoming a pirate. Everywhere Jack goes, he always carries his compass. The compass is valuable to him because it can lead him to where his heart wants to go. An example, is when he his trading the two chalices for his compass. The person using the compass doesn’t need coordination to arrive at his destination. This is shown when Jack uses it to find where he needs to go in order to retrieve the chalices from a wrecked ship.
Jack Sparrow nonverbal communication is similar to a pirate. His body posture is highly defensive. He is always prepared to do or say anything which can save himself. This is revealed while on board Blackbeard’s ship. Sparrow was trying to convince Blackbeard that he was not part of the mutiny. Even though he was talking to the crew below deck about taking over the ship, he was very quick to say anything to appease Blackbeard and save himself from death. Jack is plotting when he begins to wobble and makes a lot of arm movements. His goal is to create misdirection, so when he executes his plan, everyone is taken by surprise and he is able to flee. This is shown when he is talking to the king, while plotting his escape. He moves the chair and tosses a napkin on the floor, but the people do not notice because they are misdirected to pay attention to his wobbling and arm movements. When Jack is being deceitful to someone, he will look them in the eye. Most people cannot look someone straight in the eye, however Sparrow has practiced enough times to be able to do it. This is revealed during the exchanges of the chalices and the compass. Jack was able to manipulate Blackbeard into believing he was on his side, when in truth he was not. Jack has trouble looking someone in the eye when he is speaking truthfully. Jack is reluctant to express his vulnerable side. This is shown while communicating with Gibbs and the topic being Angelica. He shown to be reluctant in talking about and admitting his feelings towards her. When Sparrow is saying an insult to someone, he tilts his head away from them. He quickly becomes fearful of the repercussions which are in the result of saying it. However, he cannot contain himself from saying what is on his mind. This is revealed when he is talking to Hector Barbossa about stealing the two chalices from the Spaniards. He makes a comment about Barbossa’s wooden leg.
When pirate’s converse, they usually talk about deals, revenge, money, sailing, and alcohol.

In the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Jack Sparrow pretends he is on Blackbeard’s side because he is trying to survive. In the end, he helped Barbossa get his revenge by not alerting his presence. Barbossa wanted revenge because his ship, The Black Pearl, was stolen as well as his leg. Barbossa only became a privateer to the king in the hope he can seek his revenge against Blackbeard. Gibbs agreed to navigate Barbossa to the Fountain of Youth because if he did not, he would have been sent to the gallows. Gibbs secured his survival by burning the map and informing he has memorized and can lead them to the destination. Sparrow love sailing the ocean and seeking treasure. He usually is in need of a ship, so he is usually discussing about how to procure a ship. In the movie, Jack and Gibbs are conversing about rumors Gibbs has heard of a Jack Sparrow needing a crew for his ship. The real Sparrow is intrigued because he wants to take the impostures ship for himself. He is also discussing about the rumor and Fountain with his Father, Teague, in a tavern while drinking an alcoholic

beverages.
Pirates who have similar accents to Jack Sparrow, do not follow the Standard American English (SAE), but the British English.

Examples are the different diphthong, vowels, and when the letter “r” is pronounced. The diphthong in SAE are different from the British English. The British English’s diphthong is changed to [əʊ] from SAE’s diphthong [oʊ]. This is shown by how Jack pronounces “moment”. He says it as /məʊənt/ instead of SAE’s pronunciation being /moʊmənt/. Vowels are changed as well. Vowel [ɪ] is changed to [i:] or from vowel [ə]. An example of being changed to [i:] by the word “been.” Jack pronounces it /bi:n/ while in SAE it is pronounced as /bɪn/. The vowel can be changed from [ə] and make the words “captain” and “pirate” pronounced differently from SAE. The word “captain” is pronounced /kæptɪn/ by Sparrow. SAE pronounces it /kæptən/. The word “pirate” is pronounced /paɪərɪt/ by Sparrow. SAE pronounces it /pajrət/. The sound /r/ does not change, even when it is before a vowel or consonant. The words “gone” shows how the vowel [ɔ:] is transitioned to vowel [ɒ]. This is shown when Jack pronounces the word “gone” by /gɒn/ while SAE pronounces it

/gɔ:n/.
Pirate talk and Standard English are similar to each other, but with a few differences. The linear word order are the same to Standard English, Subject-Verb-Object. The differences are the auxiliary verbs “is”, “are”, and “am” are transitioned to “be”. This shown when Jack says, “If that ship be sunk properly, you be sunk with it” towards Barbossa. An exception to this rule is when the auxiliary verbs are in the beginning of the sentence.
Jack Sparrow is a typical pirate with a lower-class British accent. Jack was raised by a pirate father, Teague, and traveled around the world. He has attributed different cultures to his life through how he communicates, nonverbal communication, and his physical appearance.