20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne is a classic for the ages. Its crisp details of the oceanic life and its scenes of action will leave a reader breathless. Through the eyes of Professor Aronnax, we learn about ocean life and why Captain Nemo does what he does.
Our main character is Professor Aronnax. Smart and well-known around the world, he travels with his servant, Conseil to teach and lecture about the marine world. Conseil, on the other hand, is quiet, and speaks whenever he feels fit. Strangely, he only speaks in third-person, something that has irritated Professor Aronnax for a long time. Another character introduced to the reader is Ned Land. He is very fond of his harpoon gun, and is known around Canada and the U.S as the best harpooner there is. Our last important character is Captain Nemo. As described by the professor, "A disciple of Gratiolet or Engel would have read his face like an open book. I made out his prevailing qualities directly: self-confidence – because his head was well set on his shoulders, and his black eyes looked around with cold assurance; calmness -- for his skin, rather pale, showed his coolness of blood; energy -- evinced by the rapid contraction of his lofty brows; and courage -- because his deep breathing denoted power from his lungs." (Verne 47). …show more content…
Soon after they board the Nautilus, they are attacked by a posse of squids, and watch as Captain Nemo mercilessly sinks another ship. Ned, Conseil, and the Professor are horrified by how the Captain rammed the ship without batting an eyelash, and the trio begin to look for an escape. Not long after the ramming of the ship, the Nautilus is seeming to be set on a course for destruction, heading towards a maelstrom (a really powerful whirlpool in the sea/river). The Professor, Ned, and Conseil see this as their chance to escape. Via a boat, they sailed toward land and made it
Our main character is Professor Aronnax. Smart and well-known around the world, he travels with his servant, Conseil to teach and lecture about the marine world. Conseil, on the other hand, is quiet, and speaks whenever he feels fit. Strangely, he only speaks in third-person, something that has irritated Professor Aronnax for a long time. Another character introduced to the reader is Ned Land. He is very fond of his harpoon gun, and is known around Canada and the U.S as the best harpooner there is. Our last important character is Captain Nemo. As described by the professor, "A disciple of Gratiolet or Engel would have read his face like an open book. I made out his prevailing qualities directly: self-confidence – because his head was well set on his shoulders, and his black eyes looked around with cold assurance; calmness -- for his skin, rather pale, showed his coolness of blood; energy -- evinced by the rapid contraction of his lofty brows; and courage -- because his deep breathing denoted power from his lungs." (Verne 47). …show more content…
Soon after they board the Nautilus, they are attacked by a posse of squids, and watch as Captain Nemo mercilessly sinks another ship. Ned, Conseil, and the Professor are horrified by how the Captain rammed the ship without batting an eyelash, and the trio begin to look for an escape. Not long after the ramming of the ship, the Nautilus is seeming to be set on a course for destruction, heading towards a maelstrom (a really powerful whirlpool in the sea/river). The Professor, Ned, and Conseil see this as their chance to escape. Via a boat, they sailed toward land and made it