Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
class, by "gentlemen." H e claims that "not even God himself could sink her." In
the world of myth, a statement like that is sure to bring down the wrath of the
gods, who listen carefully and punish swiftly.
Rose's mother, Ruth D e W i t t Bukater, is another S H A D O W figure, representing
the dark side of femininity, the repressive, smothering potential of motherhood, a
witchy, scheming queen like M e d e a or Clytemnestra.
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Rose has received a dark C A L L T O A D V E N T U R E , being manipulated into
marrying a man she doesn't love. As Rose C R O S S E S T H E T H R E S H O L D of the
gangway with her mother and Cal it is a kind of royal procession, but Rose experi
ences it as a march to slavery, and the Titanic as a slave ship taking her to captivity in
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