20 000 LEAGUE UNDER

THE SEA
 AUTHOR

Jules Gabriel Verne studied law

French writer married Honorine de Viance in

1857
referred to as the founding father
of science fiction very interested in travels,
geography and engineering
born on 8th February 1828 in
Nantes, France died in 1905

father, Pierre Verne is a lawyer other books Around the World in

and mother, Sophie is from a Eighty Days and Journey To The
military family Center of The Earth

oldest of five children

 SALIN
JANGAN
TAK SALIN
 SYNOPSIS
This story is about a strange sea monster that is said to be
attacking ships at sea and destroying them. Professor
Arronax is invited to head a mission to seek and destroy
this creature. He accepts the invitation and takes his
manservant, Conseil along. Once he is aboard the Abraham
Lincoln, Aronnax has the company of Ned Land, a very
skillful harpooner. After three months at sea, they were
almost giving up on the mission when Ned Land spotted
the monster. Only after harpooning he realizes that it is a
machine. The monster rams the ship and Aronnax is
thrown overboard. Conseil jumps in to save him and the
three of them end up on the deck of the Nautilus. They
meet Captain Nemo who is very hospitable but tells them
they can never leave the Nautilus. The Professor agrees
because of his curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
 Then their voyage begins. They hunt in the Forest
of Crespo Island. They are attacked by cannibals
during one of their expeditions. They travel the
Indian Ocean and visit the pearl fisheries. Here
Captain Nemo saves a pearl diver from a shark
and then has to be saved himself by Ned. Captain
Nemo then shows them the Vigo Bay, where he
gets his gold from old wrecked ships filled with
treasure. According to Captain Nemo, he uses the
treasure to help oppressed people fight for their
freedom. The Professor is also taken to see the lost
city of Atlantis after which they set for the South
Pole.
 They encounter some problems there but Captain
Nemos determination helps them get through it.
While sailing north of England, the Nautilus is
attacked by an unknown ship but Captain Nemo
sinks the ship. Professor Aronnax is horrified and
decides to escape. Finally they manage to get into
a boat to escape. Unfortunately the Nautilus is
caught in the Maelstrom, a deadly whirlpool.
Professor Aronnax, Ned Land and Conseil end up
in a fishermans cottage. The fate of the Nautilus
and its crew remains unknown.
 SETTING

from 1866 to 1868

on Nautilus, a submarine vessel designed by

Captain Nemo

other settings are Island of New Guinea, Ceylon,

Arabian Sea, Vigo Bay, South Pole,

Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean and Red Sea

 POV

first person point of view

story told through the observations and experience

of the narrator
CHARACTERS
 CAPTAIN NEMO

antagonist

commander of Nautilus

formerly an engineer

scientific genius

designed the Nautilus himself

mysterious man easily angered yet has

a lot of self-control
 PROFESSOR ARONNAX
narrator mission is to track and get
rid of the mysterious sea
forty-year-old former monster
medical doctor
in the beginning, his
turned scientist and lecturer curiosity on the wonders of
at the museum of Paris the sea overtook his desire
expert on undersea life for freedom but after the
accident at the South Pole,
heads an expedition aboard he wanted to escape
the America Frigate
Abraham Lincoln
 CONSEIL

Professors manservant

very loyal

doesnt ask questions

brave and selfless

dives into the sea to save the Professor when he

falls in
 NED LAND
very skillful in harpooning

known as the prince of harpooners

loses temper easily

saves Aronnax from drowning

saves Captain Nemo from the shark

very bold

attempts to escape from the Nautilus several times

 THEMES

Mans Quest for Exploration

Freedom
Man Versus Nature
 MORAL VALUES

We must not play god

We must respect and appreciate
nature
We must respect everyones need
for freedom
We must abide by the law