Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

For this genre based novel study, the focus is centred on two great classics, Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Schindler’s List. Some of the best works, if not the best in their respective genres, sci-fi, and historical fiction, these two pieces of literary brilliance, were trailblazers for later books to come in the genres. While seemingly unrelated, sci-fi, and Historical fiction do have a lot in common. The genres are both very effective at creating realistic, but, “beefed up”, and more entertaining stories. This amount of entertainment value can be found in reasons shared by the genres, as well as where they differ. sci-fi and historical fiction are both genres that do rely on realism, and weaving stories of believability. On the contrary,…

The ocean is a magnificent place. So many animals inhabit these waters. In Jules Verne’s, “ Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” we travel into the magical waters of the earth’s oceans. In the year 1866, a strange phenomenon occurred. Ships sank and rumors spread about a sea monster who sank the ships with a pointy horn. After attending some business on behalf of the French government, Monsieur Pierre Aronnax, a professor in the Museum of Paris, is invited on a journey to put an end on…

“The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. ” as Jules Verne wrote in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. His first writings were first seen in…

The Separation 1. Call to Adventure- Marlin is a clown fish with a son named Nemo. Marlin constantly warns Nemo not to venture into the open sea because it is very dangerous. On Nemo’s first day of school, he was dared to go out to the open sea and “touch the butt” of the ship that was in the distance and then swim back. Before he was able to swim back, Nemo was scooped up by a scuba driver that would then bring him to a dentist office and Nemo would be put into a fish tank. 2. Refusal of the…

Finding Nemo, an animated children’s movie from 2003, follows the odyssey of a young clownfish on his way back to his father. He is presented with a plethora of difficulties, all of which he overcomes with growing maturity. As Nemo progresses throughout the movie, he learns that genuine friendships and a home are fundamental to survival. Nemo lives in a vast ocean. It is portrayed as eerily soothing yet intimidating; in certain scenes the water is tranquil but empty. The utter lack of all…

Finding Nemo is the movie about finding a fish named Nemo by his dad Marlin. On his way too school, Nemo and his friends gets into a small competition where Nemo was challenged to swim into open ocean, but gets caught by his dad, who is over protective about him, because he has a smaller fin and cannot swim well in the open water. Nemo gets mad at his dad and goes into the open water, where he will be taken away by a diver. Since, then Marlin goes on an adventure in finding his lost son. On his…

particular domain of discourse on which to focus their attention” (Gamson 55). In Finding Nemo these different domains have to deal with gender relations and just basic inequalities. Discrimination is one of the messages that can not be easily decoded while just laughing at a fish traveling through an animated ocean. One prominent example of this was when Marlin interrupted Dory when she was asking for directions. This is a looking glass into our society where men think they have more power when…

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea One of the most important technology in the story was the Nautilus AKA the submarine used as the transportation for the crew in the story and harpoons to attack the monster and kill it. Captain Nemo is the one leading the crew and does not like war but still kills many monsters with the harpoon. Deep sea exploration was possible during the time period talked about in the story submarines were used for underwater exploration but there was no mythical creatures such…

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…

and tells him to be always positive in tough times and face your fears. Another quote used in the movie Finding Nemo was “So, we’re cheating death now. That’s what we’re doing, and we’re having fun at the same time” (Finding Nemo. 2003). The word “death” symbolizes trial, illness, challenge, a testing of faith, serious injury or actual death, or even spiritual rebirth. During the jellyfish race Marlin and Dory were testing their faith to see how lucky it was going to be for them that day. Dory…