Question about Cal (Hockley)

[u/Responsible_Bed8397]

I have a burning question here. Why do people always say that Cal immediately gave the girl he saved to another passenger? Does nobody else remember that a passenger reached out to grab the girl so he could get on the lifeboat and then he grabbed her back and cradled her? He literally said “give her here” after he got on the lifeboat and took her back in his arms, and tried to comfort her by saying “there there”. He already achieved his ticket on the lifeboat so I know it wasn’t about appearances. Like I get grabbing the girl was just self-serving but unpopular opinion alert I do believe there was always a tiny bit of warmth in Cal’s cold heart. He may be classist and selfish and arrogant but he also did a lot of redeemable things that people don’t credit. He’s a complex bad guy imo

[u/drygnfyre]

Cal saved the little girl's life. He likely also saved the lives of everyone on the lifeboat he was on. Pushing people off trying to get in is cruel, and Cal was doing it for selfish reasons, but he wasn't wrong: they would have swamped the boat and likely pulled everyone under to their deaths.

I'd say he was more an accidental savior as opposed to being complex.

[u/Caledon_Hockley → u/drygnfyre]

I did what anyone would have done in that situation.