Jules Verne's 20 00 Leagues Under The Sea

In the novel 20 00 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, the main characters’ lives are turned upside down and are forced to live under the sea for a total of 20 000 leagues of traveling. Now being in a submarine can be very incredible. But after a couple months, the life of the past can seem to be missing, and being stuck under the sea for that long can start to be a bother. Jules Verne clearly shows the limit to how interesting something, to the day it becomes a pain to sanity.

At the beginning of the journey, problems arise almost right away. At the start of the journey Ned Land doesn’t trust a single one of his savior captors. “They are rascals, from the land of roges!”[55]. As always with something new, a risk arises and it can be terrifying. Trust is hard to come by nowadays. Even with fear in mind, Prof. Aronnax knows how futile their escape would be. He accepts what offer is thrown to them. “So sir, you give us simply the choice between life and death?” [66]. After accepting the deal he soon …show more content…
Conseil, though frightened by some of the arising issues, continues to help his master to his best. Being underwater for a long time can be frightening to most people, but what is under there is incredible to a good amount. Professor Aronnax adapted quite well and is only focused on researching and documenting everything beneath the sea. “And under their damp shadow were massed together real bushes of living flowers, hedges of zoophytes…” [113]. He has almost forgotten about the surface and is wondering about the deep below. Ned Land on the incredible side has finally gotten used to life below, but even then tries to go and do his usual activities such as hunting. “Ned Land, harpoon in hand, stood in the fore part.” [221]. Ned Land has finally adapted, but still retains all he can from his past. While they have all adapted well, some more than others, they still all retain a bunch from their