What is the central purpose of the poem, the poet's fictional point?
"And the Pride of Life that planned her..." That statement is the first of many in which the author blames the death of many humans in the sinking of the Titanic on pride and vanity. The purpose of the writer is to inform the reader that excess pride or vanity can lead to destruction, "Lie lightless, all the sparkles bleared and black and blind." The author points out that God does not like pride. We are called to humility. "The Immanent Will that sirs and urges everything" is the reference to God. He "prepared a sinsister mate" who "in the shadowy silent distance grew." The shipwreck represents the victory of the humble (silent in last quote) over those with "human vanity." The author is simply warning that our vanity can lead to our downfall and disgrace.
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