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Titanic and Sociology

There are many things that divide the human race - it may be the factor of color , of nationality , of language and of culture . Yet , there are also instances in which the economic standing of people dictates the kinds of life that people live . One may be born to a 19th century aristocratic family and that would spell all the difference in the world . On the other hand , a baby born to poor peasant parents may never have the good upbringing of the aristocrats . The aristocrats would band with each

other and would not associate themselves with the peasants and the common folk

This kind of society is apparent in the 1997 movie the Titanic , written and directed by James Cameron that featured the famous shipwreck of the ship with the same name . The movie revolves around the story of Rose Calvert , apparently a rich woman who is tired of the ways of her class When she tried to commit suicide , a sketch artist and a drifter named Jack Dawson prevents her from doing so . They then start to have a friendship , which eventually developed into a love affair in spite of the fact that Rose had her fiancy with her aboard the Titanic

Based on the portrayal of the lives of Rose and Jack , the viewers are led into the vastly different culture between the aristocrats and the common folks . The aristocrats enjoyed good food , good music and the company of learned men and women such as doctors , musicians and others Yet , in spite of the liveries and the fineries used by the aristocrats the life of Rose portrays the shallowness she perceives in the aristocratic kind of life . Underneath the exterior rules and fineries Rose seems to be a metaphor for the emptiness of her class

On the other hand , Jack 's lifestyle is presented as one in which the aristocrat 's rules are not really followed . It 's as if Jack 's life were not as constrained as the aristocrat 's lives . Moreover , she showed his life to Rose , who , upon tasting the freedom and the lack of aristocratic rules ' easily enjoyed those moments as a kind of liberation from the norms and taboos of her upbringing and of the culture she belongs to . Eventually , because of her relationship with Jack , what started out as friendship develops into a full-blown love affair

Every society has its norms , culture and practices . Even the sub-groups and sub-cultures within the society tend to develop their own practices concepts , norms and taboos . Oftentimes , the collision of two distinct cultures creates an impact sufficient to sink a ship . In this regard the sinking of the Titanic signifies a metaphor of a simplified world in which two cultures dangerously collided . Without guidance and a negotiation between the two groups , the result was chaos - the lover of Rose getting mad at her and at Jack Dawson , the relationship of Jack and Rose causes the guards to lose sight of the distant iceberg...