Geoffrey Wolff

When: The building of the Titanic started in the early months of 1909 and the construction lasted three years. On April 10th, 1912, the “unsinkable” ship departed from Europe. No more than four days later, the Titanic hit an iceberg around 11:30 p.m. and sank 2:20 a.m. Where: The Titanic embarked on it’s maiden voyage from the ports of Southhampton, England to New York City, New York. Before traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic stopped in Queenstown, Ireland, which is now known as…

a realism to it. Wolff generates a sad ending from the most ordinary thing a human could be doing and this is expressed through the eyes of the story’s narrator that knows how to bring the important details to light. The point of view greatly influences the construction of the story and its meaning; by means of different stylistic approaches, the story’s point of view gradually unfolds and reveals that behind the main character’s harsh personality is hidden a sensitive side. Wolff is known to be…

Charles Lightoller was the Second Officer and only surviving commanding officer on the maiden and final voyage of the White Star Line’s ‘unsinkable’ Titanic. After the ship collided with an iceberg, Lightoller oversaw the of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side, famously only allowing one man on all eleven lifeboats. Lightoller, after a narrow escape from death after going down with the ship, went on to give key testimonies for both the US inquiry and the British Board of Trade…

others. In American author Tobias Wolff’s short story “Hunters in the Snow” (1980), he looks into the moral unawareness of three friends. Three men go on a hunting trip where one gets shot and the other two blindly attempt to take him to the hospital. Wolff utilizes setting, symbolism, and characterization to convey the selfishness of the three characters and their apathy towards others. Wolff’s use of setting makes the story have a more personal effect on the audience and sets up the mood that…

The Titanic was the “unsinkable” ship that sank and took the lives of 1,522 passengers and crew. The ship was widely believed to be the safest ever built at the time; however, the ship’s builders never said it was unsinkable. It was actually Shipbuilders magazine that described the ship as “practically unsinkable”. Though it has been over one-hundred years since the sinking of the Titanic, the story, which includes both heroes and villains, still enthralls us (Hutchings). The idea for the…

In twenties century of 1912 America suffered one of the big unforgettable historical disasters. The most gigantic and luxury steamship instead of getting to the New York seaport, it sideswiped to the iceberg in North Atlantic ocean and dive to the depth of the sea. Theretofore, the Atlantic sea witnessed many ships and vessels ply in various purposes between Europe and America. It may many ships sank into the sea for different reasons, but nobody thought this kind of a ship with having such a…

The Sinking of the Titanic When the Titanic left on April 10, 1912, the passengers had no idea what they were about to experience. The ship was said to be the safest ship built and was luxurious. There were about 2,200 people. The passengers were made up as some of the richest people, who made up the first class. There were also the poor, which made up the third class. On March 31, 1909, construction began on the Titanic, a ship that was going to be known as the “unsinkable” ship. Although…

The Royal Mail Steamer Titanic was the product of intense competition among rival shipping lines in the first half of the 20th century . On May 31, 1911, Titanic’s immense hull–at the time, the largest movable manmade object in the world–made its way down the slipways and into the River Lagan In Belfast. According to some hypothesis, the Titanic was doomed from the start by the design so many lauded as state-of-the-art. Titanic created quite a stir when it departed for its maiden voyage from…

The Titanic sideswiped the ice burg about 11:40 P.M. on 14 April 1912. There was a grating sound, he added,” like a ship running up on gravel, a crushing noise.” Primary and secondary sources will reveal the historical importance of this momentous event. The Titanic’s captain, Edward J. Smith, went down with his ship. Captain Edward J. Smith was pushing the limits of the Titanic. He kept having workers in the boiler room work faster in order to keep the Titanic pushing its limit. The captain…

Weather caused The Titanic's Death There are many different scenarios for what happened to the Titanic. Weather is the biggest contributor to this disaster. The Titanic was very luxurious. It was 46,000 tons and 882 feet in length. The ship was thought to be unsinkable, yet it was struck by an iceberg and sank about 375 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The story is well known about the disaster. It took 1,500 passengers and crewmembers’ lives, which is about two-thirds of the total 2.200 people…