The Titanic Sank

Classes of the RMS Titanic

One hundred and two years ago, one the most remembered tragedies in history took place; the unsinkable sank. The Titanic sank into the Atlantic on April 15, 1912. Thousands of people lost their lives, including, women, children, babies, and high-profile individuals. Seven hundred and six out of two thousand, two hundred and twenty-eight people went down with the ship. Individuals among the first class were the first to be saved, and who had the most to survive. Individuals among the third class were the last to be saved, and who had the least amount of survivors. The Titanic was split up into three classes: first class, the privileged passengers, second class, the middle class, and third class, the poor passengers.

The passengers onboard the first class sailed a very luxurious voyage. The people in the first class were the wealthy bunch with the best dinners, decks and suites. Individuals you would see on the first class included, politicians, businessmen, bankers, professional athletes, industrialists and high-ranking military personnel (“First Class Life on the Titanic”). Some of the most important people sailed with first class including, John Jacob Astor, Molly Brown, Sir Cosmo, and Isador, and Ida Strauss (“Titanic Passengers-First Class”). The meals that were available to the first class were similar to a

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feast, maybe even more. Supper included a ten-course meal that ranged from oysters to lamb. The first class ate in the first class saloon; they could also eat at the Café Parisien. Their meals had to be paid out of pocket; food was not apart of the ticket. For breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the privileged had over hundreds of options and over five courses ("How the Titan...

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... They received a mattress with a feather pillow, and up to four people could be sharing the tiny room. They also received a sitting room and smoking room (“Third Class”). Sadly, barely anyone was saved from third class when the ship went under because they were to be the last people rescued as women and children of the first and second class were to be saved first.

The passengers onboard the Titanic received different amounts of luxury depending on their roll in the world. The richest were saved first, whereas hardly any of the poor survived. Ask any Titanic survivor today, and most likely they will say they lived the first class life. The sinking of the Titanic was a terrible tragedy and could’ve been prevented in many ways, including, the way individuals were saved. Even though, not everyone was in the same class, every death was equally important.