Analyzing Visual

The illustration on page 409 of the textbook is very significant. It is also very accurate because it is mentioned that the propeller and the whole rear of the whip went up and eventually 90 degrees, perpendicular to the water. While the ship in the illustration is not yet perpendicular, it is still quite a magnificent sight to see the greatest ship ever slowly sinking into the deep blue. The thought of the people, viewing or sinking with the ship, is very paradoxical. One part of their mind is telling them that any time the biggest ship ever is going to sink, for the people onboard the ship, you're going to die any time now. But the other part of the brain is still caught in the awe of the ship that Titanic is unsinkable and the whole situation is just a drill, everything will be back normal. Another part of the picture to notice is the lifeboats. The lifeboats, staying far away from the ship is viewing the ship sinking, pulling thousands of people with it. They dare not go near the ship and rescue the other passengers because they didn't want to be sucked in by the suction caused by the ship when it sinks. This is very realistic and it shows the dark side of the world. While people are struggling on the ship and the people on the lifeboats are mourning for the people about to die. No one rowed the boat toward the ship to rescue the people because no one wants to die for other people.