Some of the wives still refused to go. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Meyer of New York felt so self-conscious arguing about it in public that they went down to their cabin. There, they decided to part on account of their baby.
Arthur Ryerson had to lay down the law to Mrs. Ryerson: "You must obey orders. When they say 'Women and children to the boats, you must go when your turn comes. I'll stay here with Jack Thayer. We'll be all right."
-A Night to Remember, Walter Lord
Which two ideas from the setting influence the way characters act in this passage?
the custom of disobeying orders
A. the idea that people should not argue in public
B. the belief that the Titanic is unsinkable
C. The idea that people should take turns
D. the custom of saving women and children first
A. the idea that people should not argue in public
D. the custom of saving women and children first