Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
S h a d o w side o f m a n h o o d and m a r r i a g e . H e is at one extreme of a P O L A R I T Y ,
representing repression a n d tyranny, w i t h Jack as his polar opposite representing
liberation and love. A l t h o u g h the T i t a n i c is a great feat of the imagination, built
by honest laboring men, it has deep, fatal flaws, the fault of arrogant men like
Cal. H e has bought into and identified w i t h the hubristic aspects of the T i t a n i c ,
believing fully that it is unsinkable because it was created by men of Cal's exalted
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
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