SuitabookThat Fatal Night (Dear Canada Series)
Sarah Ellis
- Reading
- Check in about how the events feel, and let the reader choose whether to continue or take a break.
- Themes
- Surviving the Titanic: The book addresses surviving the titanic; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The story foregrounds the aftermath of survival, but how it judges or resolves Dorothy’s experience is not established.
- School conflict: Dorothy is sent home and expelled after striking another student; her teacher responds sympathetically and encourages her to write. The teacher’s response is described as sympathetic, but the story’s wider view of the confrontation is unknown.
- Worth knowing
- The Titanic sinking, survivor trauma and the possibility that Dorothy’s actions had deadly consequences may make parts emotionally intense. How these events are depicted is not clear.