The imagery of The Lusitania ship
The author commences the text by depicting the sense of sight to readers when he describes the smoke coming and exhalations. The author writes, “The smoke from the ships and the exhalations of the river left a haze that blurred the world and made the big liner seem even bigger, less the product of human endeavor than an escapement rising from rising from a plain.”
The imagery of sight
The Lusitania was such a big ship that carried many people and moved faster than any other passenger ship during that time. Consequently, The Lusitania became very famous globally, and every person wanted to have a glimpse of it. The author writes, "As the Lusitania departed Liverpool on first transatlantic in 1907, someone hundred thousand spectators gathered at various points along the Mersey (pronounced Mersey) River to watch, many singing, 'Rule Britannia!' and waving handkerchiefs."
The imagery of feeling
The feeling of being inside the Lusitania ship in the 1st class deck is thrilling. In one of Minnitt’s letters, he wrote about his personal experience in the Lusitania ship. Minnitt wrote, “You do not get any idea of her size till you get right on top and when it is like being on Lincoln Cathedral. I went over parts of the 1st class, and it is impossible to describe; it is so beautiful."
The imagery of Turner
Since childhood, Turner knew that he wanted to be a seaman like his father, a captain. However, the father wanted the son to choose a different profession, but the boy insisted that he wanted sea adventure, and at last, his father allowed him to proceed. During one of the sea adventures, Turner almost drowned, but luckily, one crew member saw him and came to his rescue. The author writes, "While he was the second mate of a clipper ship, the thunderbolt, a wave knocked him into the sea. He had been fishing at the time. A fellow crewman saw him and fall and threw him a lifebuoy, but he floated for over an hour among circling sharks before the ship could fight its way back to his position."
