Lifeboat Ethics

In class and in Kohak's book we discussed how the movie Titanic can be applied to the idea that all people are equal. I have seen this movie many times and have always felt sadness for the people who did not make it in the lifeboats. This is a clear example of how people with money or people that are considered upper class are considered more important than others. I think this is a very sad thing. Just because one person has more money than another does not make them better. They may have worked hard for their money, but that does not mean that they are more important, just that they could use some acknowledgement for their hard work. The movie Titanic was a good example of how people should not act towards one another. Everyone should have got a fair chance to get into a boat. Even if a rich person bribed the workers, they should have said no and moved along and let a deserving person in the boat. This brings up another point about who would be deserving to get in the lifeboat. It is a very hard thing to think about especially since there were not enough boats to accomodate everyone. My personal opinion is that everyone is equal and they should have made more room in the boats for more people. Everyone should have gotten a fair chance to be saved.