![]() ![]() The Titanic sinking took place during a time when society was changing, which Alcott shows well. Her employers, the famous Lord and Lady Duff Gordons also survive, having found seats in the infamous Lifeboat One, the center of scandal and rumor for 1) being the most empty lifeboat, and 2) Lord Duff Gordon offering the sailors in the boat money. The sinking takes place very early on the book, and the main character, Tess, is fortunate enough to get a seat on a lifeboat - the same one as Margaret Brown (who is compelling enough that she seems to feature prominently in almost every story about the Titanic). Of course there would be survivors guilt, and second-guessing and triple-guessing of what had happened that night. Of course, I should have realized that there would be hearings. And this is the first time I'd ever been exposed to anything that even talked about it. Despite knowing a bit about the Titanic (beyond what they showed in the movie), I never gave much, if any, thought to what occurred after the ship sank and the survivors were rescued by the Carpathia. ![]()
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