20 000 Leagues Under The Sea Themes

From gargantuan clams, to gatherings of giant squids, to attacks by savages, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is packed with adventure and peril. The excitement starts in the first few chapters, and continues through the entirety of the book. As the characters of Professor Aronnax, his servant by the name of Conseil, Ned Land the harpooner, and Captain Nemo traverse the seas, the book may appear childish, not something with deeper meaning or of literary merit. The fact is, the author, Jules Verne, wrote 20,000 Leagues Under The Seas with cultural ideals and important themes embedded in the novel.
The book is based on travel, and so was Jules Verne’s society. He was born on February 8, 1828 in France during the Victorian Era. This part of history saw many great writers, although Verne was a prominent one. Of his many intriguing intellectual ideas, quite a few are real today. In his book From The Earth To The Moon, he imagined solar powered space ships, today we have NASA solar sails. He also had the idea of advertising in the sky, similar to modern day skywriting. Even in …show more content…
One major theme that consistently plays a part in the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is patriotism. This is shown by Ned Land’s great patriotism, Captain Nemo’s anti-patriotism, and last of all, Professor Arronax’s lack of strong patriotism in the beginning, but gradual increase throughout the book. Another important theme that affects the characters in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is that of revenge. The reason that Captain Nemo created the Nautilus submarine in the first place was so he could escapes society, but also because he needed a way to enact his vengeance against the ideals of a world that caused the death of his family. Whenever the captain finds a ship with ideals or nationalities alike to the one he fled, he uses his submarine as a weapon, and spears the ship, sparing no