20, 000 Leagues Under The Sea

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In the book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne we follow the adventures of Pierre Aronnax, a marine biologist recruited by the United States Navy to help them find a mysterious sea creature that has been attacking ships around the world. Upon finding the sea creature, Aronnax along with two other men meet Captain Nemo and end up on his futuristic submarine, the Nautilus. The three men are taken on many adventures deep below the sea and on land; some to real places and one to the fictional under water City of Atlantis. Captain Nemo’s fun adventurous spirit turns to one of solitude and avoidance over time and the men want to escape from him and the Nautilus. My favorite character in the book is Professor Pierre Aronnax because he

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