As far as Henry could discern, he was the only colored man who had the opportunity of traveling on the Titanic’s maiden voyage. Hence, he had reason to be proud. A grateful Henry looked skyward and thanked his creator for having such an honor bestowed on him. After departing Queenstown, the Titanic set sail at full speed, 26 miles per hour, for New York City. While Henry was elated at being a passenger on the Titanic's maiden voyage, another man felt the total opposite of Henry’s joy. The present situation angered him. As that other man watched Henry boarded the Titanic, he felt betrayed. People who should have known better had disappointed him. How had this happened? How? How the devil did the executives of the White Star Line make such a …show more content…
“I heard you said you have incredible news. Is that it? Why would a colored man, traveling on a ship, be so unbelievable, uh, why?” “You mean you expected it?" Hearing such utterance from someone he thought of as a friend shocked him. Christ! From all indications, he would be fighting this battle alone. “Of course, Bill, I expected it. Colored people travel on ships every day!” “Yes, that may be so, but this is not your everyday ship. This is the Titanic, for Christ's sake! Come on Ruth!" Hell, it seemed as if he had befriended the wrong people. “Bill has a valid point there, Ruth. The operators of this craft disrespected us when they allowed that colored to board, but, I guess, all we can do now is to endure his company and sail with him. There's nothing else we can do.” Disagreeing with Ruth was something Jack hated doing, but, on this occasion, it was necessary, as he did not want to disappoint Bill. “Of course there's something we can do.” A smile replaced Bill’s frown, as he realized that Jack was on the right track. With a little coercing, Bill thought, Jack would be fully on board. Thereafter, Ruth should be following Jack’s …show more content…
Without Ruth’s help, he knew, he could not execute his plan; he would have to return to the drawing board. “Do you not think you are taking this a bit too far, Bill?” Noticing Ruth’s expression, Jack felt compelled to intervene.. “No, Jack, I’m not. He has taken himself a bit too far, way too far, if you want my opinion. Are you guys going to help me rid this ship of him or not? I can't do it without your help.” “Okay, we'll help you. Let us hear what you've planned, and, mister, it better be risk free.” “Jack, don’t tell me you are getting yourself involve in a plot to kill a man?!” With his mind already made up, Jack spoke softly to Ruth. “Calm down Ruth. Let’s hear Bill out. We’ll take it from there.” Going against his wife’s wishes was the last thing Jack wanted to do. However, this time, it was necessary, as he did not want to displease Bill, because he learned that the man had connections, and, he intended to benefit from those connections in the near future. Therefore, he would have to side with Bill on this one. “Jack, I am uncomfortable with this murder talk.” “I know, hon. However, it won’t hurt to hear what Bill has planned, is
The speaker respects the Titanic by using words with positive connotations; ironically, she shows her greater reverence towards the “Iceberg” (24) without positively connotative words surrounding its descriptions.
April 14th, 1912, will go down in history as a day when disaster struck. It was the day the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg that after a mere four hours, caused it to sink to the bottom of the ocean, taking 1,500 people with it. But it wasn’t just one thing that caused this tragedy, and although there were many individuals and events that led to the sinking of the Titanic, the person most responsible for the sinking of this ship is Bruce Ismay. He chose not to put enough lifeboats on the Titanic, urged the captain to make the ship maintain speed while passing through ice fields, and allowed the use of cheap material and watertight compartments that didn’t reach high enough.
Slavitt's "Titanic" interprets the sinking of the Titanic not as a tragedy but as a joy. He asks the question "Who does not love the Titanic?" This is very true. Who has not heard of its incredible mass and beauty. Everything about the Titanic has titanic proportions. What a splendid time those people were having on their cruise. Who, if given the opportunity, would partake knowing the catastrophic outcome that awaits? David R. Slavitt would. For him to relive the awe of cruising in the largest ship in the world with thousands of other people having the time of their lives would be impressive. For him to go out in glory and magnificence would be worthwhile. After all, "We all go: only a few, first class."
Jack had his own agenda to follow. Now that he had control over so many boys, he could
Mr. Barrett was a leading fireman on the Titanic. His job was to watch for fires and also make sure every passenger knew what to do in case of emergencies. When the Titanic struck the iceberg on April 14th Barrett was working in boiler room 6. Barrett was talking to Mr. Hesketh when the red lights and sirens came on to order to stop the engines. He was the one that shouted at the other men to
As time progressed Henry also thought of the injustice in working and paying the wages he had earned to a master who had no entitlement to them whatsoever. In slavery he had been unable to question anything of his masters doing. He was unable to have rage, sadness, or even sickness, for he would be b...
The conflict increased to the level that Ellen had no way but made Jack lose face by interrupting and disagreeing with him in public. After that, Jack behaved very unprofessionally in the dinner by creating a hostile environment towards Ellen.
“ So Jack where are from?” Asked Bill, who was the man that he followed here,
relationship has turned into a thin line between love and hate: “Mama, something is happening between Walter and me. I don’t know what it is-but he needs something-something I can’t give him anymore.” (Hansberry, 1.1.187). This shows that Ruth is uncertain about her relationship with her husband and concerned about not being able to please him. She is selfless always trying to please others trying to make them happy and satisfied.
this historic event. Little did they know, it would be a voyage that would end in great tragedy and
People can agree that that the sinking of the titanic was a terrible disaster. At least a thousand people died. That doesn’t mean that it couldn’t have been prevented. There are numerous claims about how the Titanic could have been saved. One of the most famous is that there weren't enough lifeboats on the ship. While it may be true that they didn’t have enough to save everyone on the ship, they were following the outdated safety regulations given to them. There was another way that more people could have been saved, or the whole disaster avoided all together.The deaths of thousands happened because of one man and that man is the captain of the Titanic, Captain Smith, who was truly responsible for the sinking of the Titanic.
Also, with the caption not listening to all the iceberg warnings there was much more of a chance of crashing into a iceberg. Also if they were more worried about the warnings and didn't go full speed ahead through a icefield this all could have been prevented. But when the fire happened it burned most of there coal supply. So in theory if they went faster the less coal they burned. Which is completely wrong. The Real Truth About Titanic History Documentary 2017 HD and Exploring the Titanic” 1/19/18 By Robert D.
“Joe, I am pretty sure you will change your decision.” She turned around to face Joe and informed.
Moving too fast at 22½ knots,the Titanic struck an iceberg on the starboard side on the night of April 14, 1912 in the North Atlantic 400 miles away from Newfoundland. Also on an April night, in the North Atlantic 400 miles from Newfoundland (Terranova), the Titan hit an iceberg while traveling at 25 knots, also on the starboard side.
Jack’s reaction shows evidence of his happiness of his new found brother. The same man that played his brother in their mind games with friends and family.