The story opens in the year 1866. Everyone in Europe and America is talking about a mysterious creature that has been sinking ships.
Finally, the United States government decides
to intervene and commissions the Abraham Lincoln to capture and identify the creature. On board the ship are Pierre
Aronnax, a renowned scientist along
with his manservant, Conseil, and Ned Land the king
of harpooners.
The Abraham Lincoln is attacked by the creature. Aronnax, Conseil and Land go overboard. The three men find themselves on top of the
mysterious creature, which is actually a submarine vessel. They are taken on
board and placed in a cell.
The men meet Captain Nemo, the commander of the vessel, known as
the Nautilus. He tells them they can stay on board the ship and enjoyfreedom as long
as they return to the cell if asked. They are never to leave the vessel again.
Ned Land says he will not promise that he will not try to escape.
Captain Nemo treats the men, especially Aronnax, very well. They
are clothed and fed and may wander around the vessel at their leisure. Aronnax
is thrilled by Nemo’s vast library. The men spend their time observing sea life through observation windows. Aronnax studies and
writes about everything he sees.
During their time on the Nautilus, the men experience many exciting adventures. They hunt in
underwater forests, visit an island with
angry natives, visit the lost city of
Atlantis, and fish for giant pearls. However, there are also many distressing
events coupled with the erratic behavior of Captain Nemo. One night the men are
asked to return to their cell. They are given sleeping pills and awake
the next morning very confused. Nemo asks Aronnax to look at a crewman who has
been severely injured. The man later dies and they bury him in an underground
cemetery, where many other crewmen have been laid to rest.
On a voyage to the South Pole, the Nautilus becomes stuck in the ice. Everyone must take turns trying to break
a hole in the ice so the vessel can get through. The ship almost runs out of
its oxygen supply and the men grow tired and light headed. However, they escape
just in time.
Another time, the vessel sails through an area heavily populated
by giant squid, when a giant squid gets stuck in the propeller of the
submarine. The men and the crew must fight off the squid with axes because they
cannot be killed with bullets. While fighting, a crewmember is killed by a
squid. Nemo is moved to tears.
The rising action of the story begins with Nemo’s attack on a
warship. Aronnax does not know to which nation the warship belongs, but he is
horrified when Captain Nemo sinks it. The men decide they must escape at all
costs.
One night, while off the coast of Norway, Aronnax, Conseil and Land plan
a rash escape. To their dismay they realize they are heading toward a giant
whirlpool one that no ship has ever survived. Amazingly, in only a small
dinghy they emerge safely. They awake in the hut of a fisherman. At the
conclusion of the story, Aronnax is awaiting his return to France and rewriting
his memoirs of his journey under the sea.
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