Everything Grows Old

Thomas Hardy's The Convergence of the Twain has a very obvious theme.  The poem tells about some of the nice objects that were on board the Titanic.  The imagery the author uses emphasizes the beauty and eloquence of some of the objects.  But immediately following his original description, a new one is introduced.  This one shows how the previously nice items are now in ruin.  He does this by saying, "Jewels in joy designed to ravish the sensuous mind lie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind," (Hardy, 778).  This passage also reveals that the vanity we as humans have will eventually lead us to death.  These small items also symbolize the bigger item.  The Titanic was originally a beautiful ship that many people thought to be unsinkable.  However, it was this very arrogance that led to the destruction of the ship and the deaths of many people on board.