“Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea.” N.p., 2008. “Book Of A Lifetime: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, By Jules Verne.” The Independent. Helping those who struggle for freedom against colonization, he changes for better and becomes more humane.

It engages with a variety of themes, utilizes interesting symbols, and contains examples of various literary devices. Thus, the reader notices his conflict with the public that led to the escape from the world and spiritual loneliness. ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’ by Jules Verne is a classic scientific adventure novel published in English in 1872. “If his destiny is strange, it is also sublime,” concludes Aronnax (Verne 248). The revolt ended in defeat, and he retired from the world of evil and violence finding a shelter under the water. The reader learns that Captain is an Indian-born talented and educated man, who once had a chance to become the leader of a popular uprising against British colonization in their homeland. Only in the last chapter, the author reveals the crisis of the mystery of Captain Nemo, who turns out to be the defender of the island, where the unfolding events occur.Īt the end of the story, compassion and desire to help melt the ice in the heart of Captain’s misanthropy, and he tells the story of his life. Usually, Captain is restrained and severe, but there are moments of mental emancipation (Drabble par. At the same time, he tries to get in touch with people. Being a narrator, Aronnax observes that Captain constantly declares hatred for all humanity considering it the personification of violence and injustice: “I have broken with society for reasons which I alone have the right to appreciate,” argues Captain (Verne 42).

Aronnax, a French naturalist, is a participant of the marine expedition organized for the capture or destruction of an unknown creature of gigantic proportions that was seen in different latitudes of the World Ocean.

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