Monday, June 23, 2008
In the wake of the sinking of the Titanic, Hardy wrote of the romanticized version of what happened. In the vastness of the sea the pride of those that created the failed ocean liner lay. Those that caused the death of 2200 will no longer be present thinking they have created the greatest of ships. The parts that once burned red hot are now cold and frozen at the bottom of the sea. The movement of the ship no longer a movement towards a destination but floating with the sea. The cleanliness of the ship contrasts to the sea worms being of an underworld like creature. "Over the mirrors meant To glass the opulent The sea-worm crawls--grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent. The contrast of the beauty of the ship when new versus the reality of the ship once sunk. Touted as the smartest fastest ship, its glory marred by the sinking before its first run was over. The pride of the creators taken by nature's simple creation, ice.
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Nicole,
Interesting reflections in this post on Hardy's take on the sinking of the Titanic. Your remarks are not always cohesive or easy to follow, but you do raise many good points about his presentation of the event as a hard and ironic lesson, not as a sentimental tragedy.
I believe you are correct the titatnic was not a romantic subject. The ship may have not been the problem anyway but the lack of life preserves was.
I don't see how anyone can romanticize the tragedy that is the Titanic. 2200 poeple died and that can't be masked by describing how beautiful the ship was.
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