Sharon PywellThe route to our highest hopes tends to run right through some dark, booby-trapped places. A girl needs a map and a light to steer her; she might need a flamethrower or a cannon as well. She might need a pirate lover.
About This Quote
The quote “A girl needs a map and a light to steer her; she might need a flamethrower or a cannon as well.” is an example of the tendency of the human mind to romanticize and idealize. We can think of pirates as both scary and romantic, but in reality they were the scum of the earth and treated many women horribly. A woman without a man would go through life much like a ship without a captain. The quote goes on to say that she needs a pirate lover.
This is an example of how we use our imagination to create heroes out of people who don’t deserve such representation in popular culture. We romanticize what we fear, and we fear what we romanticize, because we fear our own potential.
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