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20,000 Leagues under the Sea

A mind map book summary for “20,000 Leagues under the Sea” About this book: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne.

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20,000 Leagues under the Sea

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Outline

20,000 Leagues under the Sea

Overview

While prowling the Pacific Ocean for a mysterious sea creature, French naturalist Dr.Pierre Aronnax instead finds the Nautilus, a submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Aronnax boards the Nautilus, and what begins as an underwater pleasure cruise turns into a prison he'd risk everything to escape.

Dive into Adventure

1. The Abraham Lincoln attacks the Nautilus.

2. Dr.Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land join the leader of the Nautilus, Captain Nemo, on the submarine.

3. The Nautilus gets trapped underneath the South Pole.

4. A giant squid kills a Nautilus crew member.

5. The Nautilus sinks a warship in the North Atlantic.

6. Dr. Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land escape from the Nautilus as it gets caught in a whirlpool.

Main Characters

Captain Nemo

Moody captain of the Nautilus submarine; rejects civilization

Dr.Aronnax

Museum lecturer and expert in ocean life; respected researcher

Conseil

Devoted young man; even-tempered and self-sacrificial

Ned Land

Impetuous but loyal Canadian harponner; rebels against imprionment

20,000 Leagues under the Sea by the Numbers

1916

Year the first film version of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea was released.

Meters in length (~230 feet) of the Nautilus

~100

Misspelled words in Verne's French 20,000 Leagues under the Sea Manuscript

~69074

Mileage equivalent to 20,000 nautical leagues

Author

JULES VERNE 1828-1905

Born in Nantes, France, Verne originally trained as a lawyer but threw himself into Parisian literary society in his 20s. By incorporating the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution into fiction, he fashioned a new type of storytelling and inspired the science fiction genre.

Themes

Freedom

Contradictory ideas about freedom cause tension as Captain Nemo finds liberation in living apart from society, but his visitors find separation intolerable.

Conservation

Critical of overfishing and human interference with nature, Dr.Aronnax and Captian Nemo admire and seek to safeguard the majestic sea.

Justice

As he tries to right past wrongs through vengeance, Captain Nemo raises the question of what is truly just as Dr.Aronnax disapproves of his methods.