Hardy uses the Titanic disaster as a symbol of the -

a. futility of human vanity

C. importance of wealth and status

b. fragility of human life

d. grief of losing friends and family

the answer is power wealth and vanity of the British nation.

Explanation:

the the Titanic was not simply a ship built to traverse the ocean; it was a symbol of the wealth power and industrialisation of the Britain during this time the items which appear in the hardy's poem are representatives of the power wealth and vanity of the British nation