How Does A Night To Remember Cause And Effect

Every action has a purpose, or in other words, a cause. If someone tripped, they would skin their knee. It is a cause and effect relationship. Causes and effects provide actions with meaning, and these actions can and will teach the affected a lesson. In the novel, A Night to Remember, by Walter Lord, many events (surprising or not) occur. They add to the thickness of the plot. The dignified author wrote, “”What did you see?" Asked a calm voice at the other end. “Iceberg right ahead”, replied Fleet. “Thank you”, acknowledged the voice with curiously detached courtesy. Nothing more was said” (Lord 18). In this quotation, it is expressed that Frederick Fleet, the noble sailor / crewman aboard the Titanic, tried to notify others that he saw an
But, the world doesn’t always work the way people want it to. In this horrifyingly avoidable cause and effect relationship, Fredrick Fleet’s notification was a cause. He caused the voice on the other line to not respond diligently, and as an effect, the other person didn’t alert Captain Edward Smith of the iceberg. Although the careless safety operator did not do his job, which eventually led to a tragedy, his actions did teach a lesson. When someone has told you intensely important information, that you need to respond to, you must listen carefully and take care of the situation. So, when alerted something potentially dangerous, accept the notification, and take precautions. If not, miserable things could occur. The author wrote, “ A windjammer, sails set, seemed to be passing along the starboard side. The he realized it was an iceberg, towering perhaps 100 feet above the water” (Lord 19). Another imperative “cause” is provided in this quotation. George Thomas Row, Quartermaster, was strolling about the decks of the ship, and suddenly the peacefulness was interrupted. Although the iceberg scraping across the Titanic then had not yet caused issues, it soon