Vik's world is full of imagination...
These observations partly apply here. The subtitle of the present book is An Underwater Tour of the World,
so in good travelog style, the Nautilus's exploits supply an episodic story line.
Shark attacks, giant squid, cannibals, hurricanes, whale hunts, and other rip-roaring adventures erupt almost
at random. Yet this loose structure gives the novel an air of documentary realism. What's more, Verne adds backbone
to the action by developing three recurring motifs: the deepening mystery of Nemo's past life and future intentions, the mounting tension between Nemo and hot-tempered harpooner Ned Land, and Ned's ongoing schemes to escape from the Nautilus. These unifying threads tighten the narrative and accelerate its
momentum.
Shark attacks, giant squid, cannibals, hurricanes, whale hunts, and other rip-roaring adventures erupt almost
at random. Yet this loose structure gives the novel an air of documentary realism.
These observations partly apply here. The subtitle of the present book is An Underwater Tour of the World,
so in good travelog style, the Nautilus's exploits supply an episodic story line.
Shark attacks, giant squid, cannibals, hurricanes, whale hunts, and other rip-roaring adventures erupt almost
at random. Yet this loose structure gives the novel an air of documentary realism. What's more, Verne adds backbone
to the action by developing three recurring motifs: the deepening mystery of Nemo's past life and future intentions, the mounting tension between Nemo and hot-tempered harpooner Ned Land, and Ned's ongoing schemes to escape from the Nautilus. These unifying threads tighten the narrative and accelerate its
momentum.
Shark attacks, giant squid, cannibals, hurricanes, whale hunts, and other rip-roaring adventures erupt almost
at random. Yet this loose structure gives the novel an air of documentary realism.