The Titanic The devastating loss of life on the night of April 14, 1912 caused the “unsinkable” Titanic to become both a captivating and historic event, which continues to be depicted through books, movies, and plays developed from descriptions of the survivors. The Titanic disaster, especially these past few years, ceases to remain silent. It has become an influential topic of interest for society, and the media has captured our fascination with this tragedy making it symbol …showed first 75 words of 1513 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1513 total…Stories of the survivors based on the letters, mementos, and personal effects will continue to captivate society. Biel mentioned a man named, Charles Haas, who was the co-founder of the Titanic International saying, "Charles Haas…agrees that the tragedy offers an alternative to a world where the evening news presents nothing but mayhem and inhumanity" (1). In Haas' view, the Titanic story "shows people what we can be capable of" (2). The Titanic story will never die.