Undersea Riches

In The Convergence of the Twain by Thomas Hardy, points out an irony in the sinking of the Titanic. The richest people planned and built the safest ship in the world. It was given bright jewels and opulent mirrors. With all of their money, the rich could not prevent their own deaths. Their vanity and pride prevented them from seeing their future: "No mortal eye could see/The intimate welding of their later history" (Hardy, 779). The passengers could not see that their ship was doomed to fail. The iceberg was meant to destroy the ship. The damage could have been less severe, if more money was put into safety and precaution, rather than jewels and mirrors. Their pride prevented them from seeing this truth believing it to be invincible. Vanity and pride always meet their downfall, no matter how invincible they may seem.