What makes the sinking of the Titanic over 100 years ago any more dramatic ans s

Question:it was the "titan" of the sea, so its sinking caught so many off guard
however, its sorta stupid, because as u said, there have been bigger tragedies than this one, sorta like how we always seem to zero in on one specific incident, and others are just ignored. i.e. the Armenian Genocide, 100s of thousands if not millions were killed, and it was barely even noticed. i bet 3/4 of u didnt even know there was an Armenian Genocide.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: it was the "titan" of the sea, so its sinking caught so many off guard
however, its sorta stupid, because as u said, there have been bigger tragedies than this one, sorta like how we always seem to zero in on one specific incident, and others are just ignored. i.e. the Armenian Genocide, 100s of thousands if not millions were killed, and it was barely even noticed. i bet 3/4 of u didnt even know there was an Armenian Genocide.

In it's time, it was known as the unsinkable ship. It sunk the first time it left port. Other than that nothing much. People just fogot that unsinkable ships sink.

I don't know but I think it's because it was a huge boat and it was a family cruise so many kids got separated from there children

it was the first ever voyage, and was supposed to be unsinkable, thats why they never had enough life boats on board,. it was very, very sad.

I think it all has to do with the survivors, and most importantly the Unsinkable Molly Brown. She is or was (not so sure wich) quite the character. If you research her some more; I do believe the answer to your question is somewhere in there! Have fun =]

It was a VERY luxurious passenger liner, many people died, and it was technologically advanced at the time with an experienced crew, and it was popularly believed to be unsinkable.

It's also just a dramatic story by itself and it has been more recently immortalized in popular culture.

Titanic was not only a massive ship for the times but also symbolised the era in a technological sense. The sinking, on its maiden voyage also 'sunk' the dreams of many in a metaphorical sense. Being such a grand ship, and with all the publicity surrounding her build, launch and maiden voyage, people in those days and since can relate to the tragic conclusion on what should have been the trip, (and maybe experience), of a lifetime.

The Titanic didn't sink over 100 years ago, it was in 1912, so this year will be the 96th anniversary of the disaster.

As to why it has captivated the imagination of the public... well, why is Jack the Ripper so intriguing, when we know of plenty of serial killers who've had higher body counts? Why is the assassination of Caesar so often recounted, when countless other political figures have been killed since?

The Titanic disaster was, at the time it occured, an unprecedented occurence that was full of drama, startling coincidences and it just makes a good story. If it hadn't happened and today someone wrote a fictional novel of the world's biggest and most luxurious ship, packed with some of the world's wealthiest and most famous people, sinking after an improbable collision with an iceberg on its maiden voyage and incurring a huge loss of life, it would be unbelievable. That it actually happened is fascinating.