(20) – a spirited, penniless artist who won his third-class ticket in a lucky hand of poker. He has nothing but a few drawings, a sketchbook, and a hunger for real experience. “Make each day count,” he says.
“Don’t do it,” he says.
“Don’t you do that. Don’t say your goodbyes. You will survive. You will have a long life, marry a man you love, die warm in your bed.” Titanic -1997-
Later, Jack takes Rose to a real party – the third-class Irish dance below deck. They sweat, stomp, drink cheap beer, and laugh like children. For the first time, Rose feels alive. Cal demands Rose stop seeing Jack. She pretends to agree – but instead, she finds Jack on the deserted forward deck at sunset. “When this ship docks, I’m getting off with you,” she says. (20) – a spirited, penniless artist who won
Jack, handcuffed by Lovejoy to a pipe in the master-at-arms’ office (on Cal’s false theft charge), feels the shudder. Rose, rescued into a lifeboat by Cal, looks at her mother’s cold face, at Cal’s smug relief – and jumps back onto the sinking ship. “Don’t do it,” he says
Reluctantly, Cal invites Jack to a first-class dinner the next night as a reward. The next day, Jack finds Rose on the deck. He is unpolished, funny, and utterly free. He spits over the railing. She is horrified – then laughs. He shows her his drawings. She shows him her engagement ring – a shackle.