Storyline: 84 years later a 100-year-old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story to her granddaughter Lizzy Calvert, Brock Lovett, Lewis Bodine, Bobby Buell, and Anatoly Mikailavich on the Keldysh about her life set in April 10th 1912, on a ship called Titanic when young Rose boards the departing ship with the upper-class passengers and her mother, Ruth DeWitt Bukater, and her fiancé, Caledon 'Cal' Hockley. Meanwhile, a drifter and artist named Jack Dawson and his best friend Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets to the ship in a game.
Who is Jack Dawson and Rose Bukater?
Jack Dawson: a lower class artist. With his best friend Fabrizio De Rossi, they won third-class tickets and on his way to America after winning his ticket aboard Titanic in a poker game.
Rose DeWitt Bukater: Rose DeWitt Bukater was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1895 and is 17 years old during her first class passage on the RMS Titanic. Rose boards with her fiancé, Caledon Hockley, and her mother, Ruth. Although Rose does not love Cal, she is being forced into an arranged marriage to him by her mother. Since her father's death, according to Ruth, she and her daughter were left with nothing, except a "legacy of bad debts hidden by a good name", so she expects Rose to marry into money (Cal) in order to maintain the family's high social status and luxurious way of life.
What stereotypes does Jack and Rose represent?
For Jack Dawson, he represents a kind person.
- When Ruth (Rose's mother)stresses the importance of Rose's engagement, pressure her mother is putting on her, Rose considers suicide by jumping off the stern of the ship. Before she leaps, Jack Dawson intervenes and persuades her not to jump.
- Jack helps Rose onto a nearby wall panel that will only support one person’s weight when they returned to the top deck. As he hangs onto the panel, he assures her that she will not die there and will instead die an old woman, warm in her bed. Meanwhile, Fifth Officer Harold Lowe has commandeered a lifeboat to return and search for survivors. When he arrives, he manages to save Rose, but Jack has died.
For Rose DeWitt Bukater, she represents a person who appreciate her friendship
- Jack and Rose have developed a tentative friendship, though Cal and Ruth remain wary of the young third-class boy. Following the first-class dinner that night, Rose secretly joins Jack at a third-class party.
- She realizes that she cannot leave Jack, and jumps back on board the Titanic to reunite with him.
Is he and she good or bad?
Jack and Rose characters are good.
What complexities does he and she have, if any?
As Jack and Rose return to the top deck, the lifeboats have all departed and passengers are falling to their deaths as the stern rises out of the water. The ship breaks in half, and the stern side rises a full 90-degrees into the air. As it sinks slowly and completely, Jack and Rose ride the stern down into the ocean. Jack helps Rose onto a nearby wall panel that will only support one person’s weight. As he hangs onto the panel, he assures her that she will not die there and will instead die an old woman, warm in her bed. Meanwhile, Fifth Officer Harold Lowe has commandeered a lifeboat to return and search for survivors. When he arrives, he manages to save Rose, but Jack has died.
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*Author of this post: Khoo Seng Fui
references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_%281997_film%29*Author of this post: Khoo Seng Fui
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Who is Jack Dawson?
ReplyDeleteJack is a young artist who came from lower class. He win a ticket of 2 to aboard Titanic in a poker game.
Who is Rose Bukater?
Rose is an elegant and well behave girl who came from upper class, and she is engaged with a 30 years old man.
What stereotypes does Jack and Rose represent?
Jack represent the stereotype of lower class society with his hash and rude attitude.
Rose represent the stereotype of upper class society with her well behaved attitude and elegant.
Is he and she good or bad?
Both of them are good.
What complexities does he and she have, if any?
Jack and Rose is came from different class of society. When the both fall in love, they need to face a lot of problem. Rose is bounded with an engagement with a 30 years old man, her family want her to marry with him instead of let her be together with Jack.
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Who is Jack Dawson?
ReplyDeleteHe is a poor and young handsome artist and also the main character in the movie. He has won a ticket to take a ride on titanic with his friends.
Who is Rose Bukater?
She is a fine girl which come from a wealthy family but unfortunately she has been force by her mother to marry a person that he did not love.
What stereotypes does Jack and Rose represent?
For Jack, he represent a loyal and brave person, we can see from the love he had toward Rose and not afraid to die in order to save Rose.
For Rose, she represent a respectful person when he did not disagree on marry to a man that she did not love because she respect his mother idea.
So conclusion is they both are nice person.
What complexities does he and she have, if any?
They both are deeply in love with each other but due to the marriage that been set by rose mom, they cannot be together and in the end a tragic has happen as the ship has crash while Jack has die trying to save Rose.