Hitchcock’s Lifeboat and Moral Status

It’s World War II, a German U-Boat just torpedoed an Allied Ship. The Allied ship hit the U-Boat as well and both sank. There are very few survivors. We see a lifeboat with only one elegant, sophisticated lady, alone. Her name is Connie Porter, she is a columnist that is covering the war. Soon, others swim to the boat, most of them are crew members or passengers of the Allied ship. Hansome engine worker Kovak, radioman…