Book Report

1) MLA CITATION
Jules, Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
England: Oxford University Press, 1992.

2) RESPONDING TO THE PLOT
If I was a character in the story I would not have got on to the ship to find the monster, because there are no evidences whether the monster exists and I do not like riding on a ship. If I were the author of the book, I would change South Pole to North Pole where they visited, because I want to see polar bear.

“I left you alone so long, because I wanted time to decide what to do with you. I do not want to meet anybody from the world again. I have cut myself off from mankind. I feel that ht easiest thing would be to leave you drown. I do not like people disturb me.” Page 20
This is told by captain Nemo to Professor Pierre Aronax, Conseil and Ned Land. These three were drowning in the sea and captain Nemo saved them. However, after saving tem, captain shut them in a room for a while. After few days, captain released them and said this line. I chose this part because I thought that this part shows the character of captain Nemo very clearly.

3) ANALYZING 7 LITERARY TERMES
Setting: This story took place in America.

Point of view: This story is told by the mind and emotions of some characters. Therefore, the point of this story is omniscient.

Conflict: The conflict in this story is Professor Pierre Aronnax versus himself that during the stay on a ship to find the monster which is damaging ships, it was too long time before people on the ship find the monster, Aronnax regrets that he should not have gotten on to the ship.

Climax: I think the climax of this story is that Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land escape from captain Nemo’s ship.

Symbol: The symbol of this story is a submarine which captain Nemo made. Captain Nemo does not want to contact with people who is in outside. Submarine is a thing that protect things which is in inside so, it seems that it resembles the feeling of captain Nemo.

Irony: The irony of this story is that Aronnax concludes the thing which is making holes to ships is narwhale but, it wasn’t. It was a ship of captain Nemo.

Theme: This story tells us that it is important to pay attention to the chance. It is impossible to know when the chance will come so, we need to be careful not to miss it.

4) REFLECTING ON THE STORY
I felt surprise that the thing what we thought as a monster attaching some ships was a submarine. Comparing my life to the character’s, my life seems normal. I found that in any country, rumor will spread very quickly and it will be forgotten in few weeks. If the book has been made into the film, I think I will see the ship of captain Nemo carefully especially the engine part.

I think the place where he has grown up might have inspired him to write the book. I do not agree with the author’s view of life and people, because I do not think the way how captain Nemo lives are good. I learned that if we keep on believing, it will come true. I changed my thoughts against scientists that I was thinking that they are just thinking or experiencing at their laboratory and not going out, but it wasn’t. I thought that first monster which was attacking ships were like giant squid as it is drown on the cover of the book, but it wasn’t. It was the submarine of captain Nemo.