Ned Land grows more desperate to escape, but their attempt is thwarted by a storm.The ship encounters dangers and wonders, like a giant squid, an underwater city, and more.The Professor gets a tour of the submarine and begins to idealize Nemo’s way of life and the incredible things he’s seen.

Professor Aronnax, Ned Land, and Conseil are captured by Captain Nemo and told they have to live the rest of their lives on the submarine.

It turns out the creature is a giant submarine filled with men of an unknown origin.

The ship, Abraham Lincoln, encounters the “creature” and is sunk.

Under the impression that it’s a giant narwhal, Professor Aronnax, Ned Land, Captain Farragut, and others embark on a journey to kill a mysterious creature that’s sinking ships worldwide.

He begins to idolize Captain Nemo and the life of pure exploration that he initially seems to be leading.

As he learns more about the Nautilus submarine, the wonders Captain Nemo has seen and cataloged aboard his ship he becomes less willing to escape from the submarine’s confines. Professor Aronnax’s desire for exploration and discovery is piqued after his capture by Captain Nemo. His desire for revenge leads him into a battle with a ship, which he sinks, showing his true lack of mercy for a specific unknown group of people. As the novel progresses, it becomes clear that not only is Nemo seeking out exploration and the ocean’s natural wonders, but he is also on a quest for revenge against those who he believed wronged him.

Initially, the Professor and readers believe that Captain Nemo created the Nautilus and embarked on his long journey to free himself from the constraints of society and live a life focused purely on exploration and scientific discovery. It’s the latter that Captain Nemo is pursuing within his submarine. The authors asks readers to consider the freedoms the three lost at the beginning of their confinement and the importance of a different kind of freedom- that of freedom from society. The protagonists of the novel, Professor Aronnax, Ned Land, and Conseil, are captured and held against their will within the confines of the Nautilus submarine. Freedom, or freedom juxtaposed with confinement, is one of the major themes of this novel.

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