First off to help get a better understanding of the book you need a little background of the ship itself. According to Britannic.com the Titanic was one of the largest and most luxurious ships in the world. It had a gross registered tonnage of 46,329 tons, and when fully laden the ship weighed 66,000 tons. The Titanic was 882.5 feet long and 92.5 feet wide at its widest point. It had a double-bottomed hull divided into 16 compartments that were presumed to be watertight. Because four of these could be flooded without endangering the liner's buoyancy, it was considered unsinkable.

Shortly before midnight on April 14, the ship collided with an iceberg about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, and at least five of its watertight

compartments toward the bow were ruptured. The first four of these five compartments filled with water, which pulled down the bow of the ship. The Titanic compartments were not capped at the top, so water from the ruptured forward compartments filled each succeeding compartment aft as the ship's incline brought the bow below the waterline. The ship sank at 2:20 AM April 15. The Titanic had only 1,178 lifeboat spaces for the 2,224 persons aboard, and many of the lifeboats were lowered into the water only partly filled with passengers, thus leaving many people stranded on the sinking ship. As a result, about 1,500 people died.

The Titanic was an enduring symbol of the twentieth century. During this time Americans thought there was no better place to live. It was a time when there was great wealth in this country and great pride. America just came out of some tough times a things where looking good. They believed in building things big to show off their wealth. Companies would spend tons of money on their building just so they looked better then the rest. The same could be said about the Titanic. It was a ship designed to show to the world we where better then they. There was no detail to small and in most cases the ships designers went overboard. It was the largest ship in the world. It was a time when everyone believed in showing off his or her wealth and what better way to do that then the Titanic itself. The boat had several different theme designed rooms. The way to best get a feel for the boat was to be a first class passenger. Their suites had fireplaces that burned coal in the sitting rooms and gigantic beds in the bedroom. Most upper class people had dinner at a huge restaurant on one of the decks. There were a few other places to have dinner on the boat, even a real French restaurant. During the day many of the first class passengers spent their days in these elaborate lounges. The Titanic was a luxurious hotel. This is how things where to be during this time period. There was a distinct line drawn between the upper class and the middle class. It was a time when the upper class looked down on any class below them. The upp

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