Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: Jules Verne

Vercors wrote The Silence of the Sea in 1941. Vercors started to write in order to distract himself from the war because almost all Europe was under Nazi’s control. He wanted to present that “French intellectual life survived under the Nazi heel…. France, amid misfortune and violence, was able to keep fait with her highest purpose: her claim to think straight” (Vercors, 01) through book. When Vercors discovered that German had posed a threat to France, he decided to write the story.

“20,000 leagues under the sea”, by Jules Verne, is about how Professor aronnax goes on a sea journey to find a giant sea monster. In their journey Professor Aronnax and his friends find that the sea monster is actually a giant steel submarine. Professor Aronnax and his friends are held hostage by Captain Nemo in the Nautilus. Nemo decides to let them explore the depths of the sea with him, and his crew. Aronnax discovers Nemo is crazy, and finds a way to escape, but once the escape, the Nautilus is unseen. The theme of 20,00 leagues under the sea is, exploration is good, but it has downsides. The theme is developed through the setting, the conflicts, and the resolution.

In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, three men are captured by a captain the forces them on an underwater adventure. Captain Nemo uses his advanced technology and thinking to run away from society. The underwater coal mine and how he used it was very helpful to not have to get in contact with humans. Coal is most thought of as a land resource, and because he can get it underwater he doesn’t have to get it from land. Back in the 1860s the ocean was not a very discovered place, so Nemo could go there without being discovered. Nemo says on page 311, “Thereby making me independant of dry land even for that substance.” Going on land to get coal means you probably would see people and have to interact with others. Another good thing

Laënnec began his medical studies in Nantes and was appointed surgeon at the Hôtel Dieu in Nantes in June 1799.

A painter, lithographer and draftsman, Maximilien Luce was born in Paris, France on October 13, 1858. His parents, Charles-Desire Luce and Louise-Josephine Dunas were of modest means and lived in the working class of Montparnasse. He began studying about engraving in 1872. In the evening he took courses of engraving after training as a wood carver at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs at the age of fourteen. That apprenticeship with that wood engraver lasted for three years.Maximilien Luce entered a engraver shop and began working at the studio of the engraver Eugène Froment where he made woodcut prints.The following year he traveled with Froment to London and on his return to France in 1879 he joined military service for a

The story starts off with Professor Pierre Aronnax as the main character. Various nations are speculating about a large marine animal. They believe it could be a very large narwhal. M. Aronnax does believe it is a large animal and not a large submarine vehicle. While returning to his current residence in New York City, he receives a letter ask him to join an expedition to rid of the strange creature. M. Aronnax and his servant Conseil board the Abraham Lincoln, which is one of the fastest ships in the American Navy.

One of the major conflicts in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne was among the trio of prisoners on-board the Nautilus and the captain, Nemo. Hoping to remain undiscovered, Nemo was not able to release the three in fear that they would reveal the secret of his existence and that of the Nautilus claiming that “Whoever enters my vessel never leaves it again.” At first, unlike Ned Land, their vexed companion, Aronnax and Conseil were fascinated with the wonders they have discovered during their underwater expedition for although in custody, they were given much freedom to wander the ship and do as they please. However, they have eventually grown wary of their warden as he began to reveal his savage and barbaric nature, such as

Jean Paul Sartre was born in Paris, June 21, 1905. Shortly after birth, Sartre lost his father and moved in with his maternal grandmother. During his childhood years, he discovered that his peers had no interest in him due to the fact that he was on the smaller side and cross-eyed. Often, Sartre escaped through thought of a fantasy life. He viewed his life as hostile and offensive. Despite being different and transferring schools, Sartre graduated first in his class at the prestigious Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. Studying there, he met Simone de Beauvoir, who scored second underneath him on all exams, eventually becoming his most trusted and thought-provoking colleague.

The two books that I chose to read this summer were Phantom of the Opera and Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea. In Phantom of the Opera, the main character being explored is The Phantom, also known as, Erik. Erik was thin, had a skeleton frame, and was always dressed in dress clothes. He made no noise and did not speak. He stalked the building like a shadow. Mysterious events started occurring at the opera house, such as the death of Joseph Buquet, and Christine suddenly becoming a musical prodigy. The Phantom offered peace with the managers of the opera house if they followed some simple commands such as leaving monthly allowances for him. The managers ignored it because they believed this was all a hoax. More incidents occur such as a

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea written by Jules Verne illustrates the fact that you cannot escape from your identity. Through the eyes of captain Nemo, the author was able to enlighten us through Nemo’s desperate attempt to forget his past. By isolating himself from the rest of the world, he was able to build a vessel unlike any other. Unimaginable to the rest of mankind, this one of a kind vessel allowed Nemo to live under the sea, a feat that humans were not capable of. Hoping to escape the tyranny of humanity, he set sail on this glorious vessel was able to withstand the pressure of many leagues under the sea and braved many treacherous voyages with ease that many others have fallen to. On-board this one of a kind vessel, Nemo set

Jules Verne also uses real life examples in his stories. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne several times mentions Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury, “Captain Maury” in Verne’s book, a real-life oceanographer who explored the winds, seas, currents, and collected sampled of the bottom of the seas and charted oceans. Verne would have known of Matthew Maury’s international fame and perhaps Maur’s French ancestry. References are made to other such Frenchmen as Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, a famous explorer who was lost while circumnavigating the globe; Dumont D’Urville, the explorer who found the remains of Lapérouse's ship; and Ferdinand Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal and the nephew of the sole survivor of Lapérouse's

Can you view the psychological view of Captain Nemo’s anger? Who knows what is going on inside of his head. Jules Verne’s science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea delivers an overwhelming view into historical events which persuaded the work. In this paper I will transform to you the psychological perspective of Captain Nemo.What causes him to be so angry? What are the outcomes of his self-destructive ways, and criticism. The author Deborah Solomon insisted that anger issues need to be put aside. If she is getting in trouble for the same anger issues, then why let the same standard get you in trouble again? You should change the way you’re doing things. Like you should start praying for help with your anger problems or situation

No matter the are words or actions one adventure and trust lies with the captain. In Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax are trapped in the ice one wanting to return the other wanting to proceed. In the text Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the sea,Jules Verne develops the character conversation between Captain Nemo as persuasive towards Professor Aronnax.

Vertes was born in Hungary in 1895, and studied engineering before moving to Paris’s Latin Quarter in the 1920s. There he worked at various magazines before beginning to devote himself to his artistic career full time. He drew, painted, and did printmaking, blurring the lines between fine art and commercial design.

Jules Verne’s science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea delivers profound insight into historical events which influenced the work. Through Verne’s descriptive style, one is able to ascertain various political and foreign policy aspects that involved France during the time the novel was written. In addition, worldly issues and struggles can be accurately assessed. Due to Verne’s “detail and determination to explore questions of liberty and authority,” it is evident that he largely incorporates personal opinion and ideas into his works (“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” Literature and Its Times). Verne also integrates Victorian Era interest such as technology and science. Although many facets of Twenty Thousand