After reading Rodger Rosenblatt's article from Time titled, "The Man in the Water", I feel profoundly touched. He goes into concise details of the tragic events of January 13th, 1982, when Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into a densely packed 14 Street Bridge in Washington, killing over 70 people. However, it is not that recount that touched me. Rather, it was his thoughts on the "Man in the Water", a selfless human being who took account of other lives in front of his own. Rosenblatt goes into many different things that this man represented and displayed about nature and does it in such a way it pulls on the heartstrings. In the end, it all comes down to one central theme. The natural powers a compassionate man can possess is amazing.
To begin, I believe it is appropriate to start with Rosenblatt's description of this "Man in the Water". He describes this man visually in his mid-50's, balding with an impressive mustache. He goes into more detail when he describes this man mentally, as far as what went through his mind before and during the accident. Rosenblatt predicts the man was like any other when he was on the plane minutes before the crash - thinking …show more content…
This is probably the heart of the article and explains clearly how affected Rosenblatt was by the man's act of courage. The timeless battle that commenced between the man and the water reminded him of how great humans can really be. That they are compassionate, selfless, determined people who would be willing to lose it all for others among him, who could be complete strangers, to breathe one more breath. In the article, Rosenblatt describes the man's final actions as ending with a stand off - his charitable contributions being all anybody could do in that instance, which I believe is the crux of everything he was trying to accomplish with this
To begin, I believe it is appropriate to start with Rosenblatt's description of this "Man in the Water". He describes this man visually in his mid-50's, balding with an impressive mustache. He goes into more detail when he describes this man mentally, as far as what went through his mind before and during the accident. Rosenblatt predicts the man was like any other when he was on the plane minutes before the crash - thinking …show more content…
This is probably the heart of the article and explains clearly how affected Rosenblatt was by the man's act of courage. The timeless battle that commenced between the man and the water reminded him of how great humans can really be. That they are compassionate, selfless, determined people who would be willing to lose it all for others among him, who could be complete strangers, to breathe one more breath. In the article, Rosenblatt describes the man's final actions as ending with a stand off - his charitable contributions being all anybody could do in that instance, which I believe is the crux of everything he was trying to accomplish with this