Characters
This character is the protagonist who boards the Titanic to find her twin brother.
Valora (Val)
Valora sneaks onto the Titanic using this disguise.
A first‑class passenger’s maid
This theme shows how society limits people based on their background.
Social class
The unpredictability of life
Southampton
Valora is treated differently because she is this ethnicity.
Chinese
He is Valora’s twin and works as an acrobat.
Jamie
Jamie refuses Valora’s plan at first because of this reason.
He wants independence and fears discrimination
Valora’s determination reflects this theme.
Perseverance
This group of passengers had the lowest survival rate.
Third‑class passengers
First‑class passengers had this advantage during evacuation.
Priority access to lifeboats
She is the wealthy woman who helps Valora get aboard the ship.
Mrs. Sloane
This major event changes everything on April 14, 1912.
The Titanic hits an iceberg
The treatment of Chinese passengers highlights this theme.
Racism
Chinese passengers faced this after surviving the sinking.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Jamie hides his identity because of this fear.
Racial discrimination
This character represents the strict social rules of first‑class society.
Mr. Sloane
Valora’s main goal throughout the story.
Reuniting with Jamie and joining the acrobat troupe
The bond between Valora and Jamie represents this theme.
Family loyalty
This was the ship’s intended destination.
New York City
This system determined where passengers slept, ate, and traveled.
Social class hierarchy
This group of performers becomes Valora’s support system on the ship.
The acrobat troupe
The tragic ending emphasizes this harsh reality.
Not everyone had equal access to lifeboats
The sinking symbolizes this theme about fate.
The unpredictability of life
This real historical detail inspired the book’s premise.
Six Chinese survivors were denied fair treatment afterward
The book critiques how society valued certain lives over others.
Institutional racism and classism