20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel. The book was written by prolific author Jules Verne, who was born in 1828 and died in 1905. The book was published in 1870 and received much positive feedback, eventually being made into a film in 1954. The book consists of some different characters, the main ones being Dr. Pierre Aronnax, Ned Land and Captain Nemo. The story begins with the introduction of an unknown monster that has been destroying ships and spreading fear throughout the world. So, to hunt down the monster, a team is assembled, consisting of Dr. Aronnax, his servant Conseil, Ned Land and others on a ship known as the USS Abraham Lincoln. The hunt begins, they find the monster and in the effort to capture it, some people are knocked overboard. Aronnax, Conseil and Ned land on a strange metallic vesicle and realize that the monster they are chasing is actually a strange vessel. Men come out of the strange ship and throw the 3 friends into a cell inside the ship, shortly after receiving a visit from the ship's captain, his name is Nemo. Captain Nemo informs them that he has "broken with humanity" and because of this they can never leave so no one will find out. The information surprises the men, but they learn that they will have freedom on his ship, the Nautilus. Nemo informs the men that they will go on a journey across the seas. They will do many things during their adventure, including hunting underwater, visiting famous shipwrecks and eating delicious food. During one of their expeditions, they are attacked by cannibals while scavenging for food on an island. The cannibals threw spears at them as Ned and Nemo risked their lives to take a captured pig. They may be in the middle of paper...it's not clear, but we can infer that something happened to his family and whatever happened, it pushed him to build the Nautilus and it also made him deeply hated. humanity for what it has done. In conclusion, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a great classic novel with many themes to learn such as Exile, Vengeance and Justice. The book includes 3 individuals with different and interesting psychological profiles. Dr Pierre Aronnax the professor of marine biology driven by his need to know as much as possible, secondly Ned Land the main muscle of the group driven by his need to hunt and return to his family, finally the mysterious Captain Nemo motivated by his hatred of humanity and his love of the seas. Throughout history, many events have taken place and they happened the way they did because of everyone's behavior and everyone's motivation for each action..