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Voyage on the Great Titanic

By Ellen Emerson White

Introduction

Summary

Setting and Characters

Author Info

Book Review

Natalia 24 November 12, 2004 Language Arts

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Introduction

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Summary

In 1912, Margaret Ann Brady bravely boards the greatest ship in

the sea: The RMS Titanic. As a new helpful companion to wealthy Mrs. Carstairs, she lives in luxury on the ship.

Margaret has many friends on the ship. She is especially fond of the steward, Robert. When he comes to visit her, she knows that everything is all right, and she learns about everything on the ship.

One dreadful night, Robert comes frantically knocking on Margaret’s bedroom door. He quickly explains that the ship has hit an ice burg and will sink within hours. Margaret frantically gets her life belt on and goes to the deck to meet Robert again.

Margaret’s waiting and waiting and wondering where Robert is. When he does not show up, she decides to go look for him. Margaret finally finds him on the lower deck of the ship. She then begs him not to leave her and to come with her to get off the ship and be safe, but he refuses. He wants to stay with the crew until the end, so he hugs her and kisses her for one last time. He then tells her to go and save herself. So she sadly goes back to the deck.

When Margaret finally got onto a lifeboat, she eagerly waits to see if Robert got out safely. Then she heard a loud shriek of people and the Titanic split in half, taking Robert with it.

A few hours pass and a ship called the Carpathia saves Margaret’s lifeboat. A few days pass and she grieves over Robert’s death and heads to New York to find her brother. When she reaches New York, she has a pleasant reunion with her brother. She will never forget the dreadful night of April 12, 1912, and the lives that were sacrificed for her sake.

Characters

Margaret- Margaret is a thirteen year old girl going on the RMS Titanic in search for her brother William.

Robert- Robert is a steward on the Titanic and is very good friends with Margaret. Sadly, this brave teenager goes down with the ship.

Mrs. Carstairs- Mrs. Carstairs is a very wealthy woman who takes Margaret along as a maid to help her on the Titanic.

Setting

The setting of this story is in 1912 in an orphanage called St. Abernathy’s and then takes place on the RMS Titanic in England and the voyage ends in New York.

About the Author

Ellen Emerson White has written novels for young adults. Some of them include “The President’s Daughter”, “Life Without Friends”, and “Long Live the Queen”. For Scholastic Press she wrote “The Road Home.” She now lives in New York with her family.

Review

This was an excellent book. It contained the aspects of terror, sadness, happiness, and friendship and had a suspenseful plot. This book was an extravagant historical novel of a passenger’s experience on the great Titanic and how she lost some of the people who she loved. This was and amazing book.