"The Convergence of the Twain"
By: Thomas Harding
Such a symbol as the connection between the Titanic ship and humans is particularly evident in the final line of the poem which states, "And consummation comes, and jars two hemispheres (Line 33)." In this line, the symbolism of the ship and people is fully established and clear as the two hemispheres represent the Americas and the European nations. In the sinking, both hemispheres were greatly impacted just as people in both hemispheres experience sinking in pride, nature, and vanity. For, as the Titanic was supposed to be one of humanity's grandest inventions, its sinking represented the sinking of man's confidence in his ability. With the loss of such grandeur is the theme of man's superficial desires for material riches which when lost, only sink to the grotesque coldness of worms in the darkness of the sea. Thus, it is in the poem of the Titanic that man is reminded once more to live with an apt for learning from one's sunken past.
The powerful poem written about the loss succumbed in the drowning of the Titanic describes not only the ship itself, but the see and iceberg as well. Through such imagery, the poem describes the events of the sinking of the ship and contrasts the grandeur of the ship itself to the ultimate fate it faces. Most importantly, however, the poem uses symbolism to develop a deeper meaning of the "sinking" of human vanity and pride.
Such a symbol as the connection between the Titanic ship and humans is particularly evident in the final line of the poem which states, "And consummation comes, and jars two hemispheres (Line 33)." In this line, the symbolism of the ship and people is fully established and clear as the two hemispheres represent the Americas and the European nations. In the sinking, both hemispheres were greatly impacted just as people in both hemispheres experience sinking in pride, nature, and vanity. For, as the Titanic was supposed to be one of humanity's grandest inventions, its sinking represented the sinking of man's confidence in his ability. With the loss of such grandeur is the theme of man's superficial desires for material riches which when lost, only sink to the grotesque coldness of worms in the darkness of the sea. Thus, it is in the poem of the Titanic that man is reminded once more to live with an apt for learning from one's sunken past. 
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