He worked in the adventure genre throughout his career, an interest that scholars believe began in his youth. This novel is one of several in his “Voyages Extraordinaires.” This was a series of novels he started in 1862 and included other classics like Journey to the Center of the Earth and Around the World in Eighty Days. Jules Verne was a French author and pioneer of the “adventure” genre. Jules Verne and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea When/where written: Paris, France 1869-1870.Title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.Key Facts about Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea This mysterious antagonist keeps the three central characters hostage aboard the submarine, unwilling to allow the secret of his existence and his vast creation to reach those he believes are trying to prosecute him and keep him from living his chosen way of life. Initially, under the impression that the animal they’re hunting is a giant narwhal, the Professor and his companions soon discover that it is, in fact, a huge submarine commanded by Captain Nemo. He has been tasked, along with others, to hunt this creature down and ensure that it does no further damage. There is a large creature, some suggest, that is attacking ships indiscriminately. Him being a surly brawny Navy boy guy would probably increased my experience lol because he's the only guy besides Nemo who is not boring.When the novel begins, the main character and narrator, Professor Aronnax, describes a terrifying new occurrence in the world’s oceans. I had always imagined him as a mid-age sailor guy with sideburn and mustache (not sure if he's described that way in the book directly or not). The protag group managed to get out from the eddy, saved by a random fishermen and that's that? No coda? Anything?)Īnd I wish I had seen the movie's portrayal of Ned Land. Verne here had wanted to tell more of the story but decided to fuck it and rushed it with no satisfying conclusion. Moreover, the novel ends in an anticlimactic manner it's like Mr. Keep in mind this book occasionally talks about every damn sea animal and plants the protag encountered, so it's kind of boring in those parts. If there's anything we need more, it's characters with fierce vengeance that cut ties with society, building lifelong machinery creations.
An neatly-written adventure story around the world that my 10-year-old self would probably enjoy.
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