The Convergence of the Twain

The Convergence of the Twain - Thomas Hardy

Contrasting imagery adds to an overall sentiment of mismatched disbelonging connected to the disappearance of valuable passengers and expensive objects upon the sinking of the Titanic. The line "The sea-worm crawls - grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent" shows the squander and lavishness of the vessel lost to sea. In this manner, the author points out that the pride and materialistic nature of the Titanic's creators and how it ultimately led to nothing. The ruin of the Titanic could be the ruin of society.