Titanic Survivors Found in Bermuda Triangle | Butler's Story from a Surrealistic Perspective
Carter is a freelance writer. In this essay, Carter considers the merits of Butler’s story from a surrealistic perspective.
Robert Olen Butler’s “Titanic Survivors Found in Bermuda Triangle,” is, on the surface, a personal account of a narrator whose life has been defined by two equally profound, near-death experiences and the impact these experiences have had in shaping the course of her life and ultimate suicide. From this perspective, it is a rather dismal account. Beneath the surface, however, is a tale of supernatural proportions, punctuated with inconsistencies that suggest Butler’s narrative is more than a mere survivor’s tale, but a beautiful, surrealistic love story...
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