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Review of John Updike's Review "It Was Sad"
I chose to review John Updike's Review “It Was Sad” from the October 14th issue
of “The New Yorker”. In the review, Updike examines several works concerning
the tragedy of the Titanic. He cites these works, I feel, to support his own
opinion about the event, and the differe ....
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.... is naive and quick to make idealistic judgments.
He also refers to the passengers moral standpoints, describing the decisions
they made not only during the ship's final hours but also during the whole trip.
To further prove his point, he gives the testimony included in one of the books,
concerning a Senator who heard the screaming of the suffering passengers but
made no attempt to rescue them. The people on that half filled life boat
refused to return for other, offering the excuse that they could have been
injured by the crowd. He gives other similar examples of such ....
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