Ah, I would love for you to add this (and I see that you have.)
I really, really like Jack's arc through this. He never loses the rapscallion side or the mythic side; no, I think coming into his own as captain adds richness to the myth, rather than diminishing it with ideas of 'responsibility' and adulthood. We see Will as the classic hero of the piece, but Will's always been driven by his own private goals and nothing else. It's Jack who is learning to look further than himself; like Elizabeth
k might have called himself captain for the last thirteen years, but it's apparent that the required shift in focus from self-reliance to consideration of the needs of his ship and its crew is something he's still learning. Oh, yes. Perfect, exactly.
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I really, really like Jack's arc through this. He never loses the rapscallion side or the mythic side; no, I think coming into his own as captain adds richness to the myth, rather than diminishing it with ideas of 'responsibility' and adulthood. We see Will as the classic hero of the piece, but Will's always been driven by his own private goals and nothing else. It's Jack who is learning to look further than himself; like Elizabeth
k might have called himself captain for the last thirteen years, but it's apparent that the required shift in focus from self-reliance to consideration of the needs of his ship and its crew is something he's still learning. Oh, yes. Perfect, exactly.