In the book so far the main character has been introduced as Phileas Fogg. He made a 20,000 pound bet on if he could make it around the world in eighty days or not. He has been through Paris and a little of Africa. At this point in the book he is in India. His train had to stop due to railway problems. So instead of waiting for the railroad to be fixed Mr. Fogg goes out and buys and elephant to take him to his next stop faster. Then Mr. Fogg and his assistant are riding the elephant to the next station. Then there is a detective following them because he believes that Phileas is the thief who stole a lot of money from a bank in London.
I think the book is pretty boring at least do far. I think the author wrote this book to show how the world has evolved over time. The book shows how hard it could be to travel around the world and what difficulties that could happen. I think it also had to do with how science was starting to be a huge thing when this book was wrote. So saying that traveling the world in eighty days was unheard of back then. The author's idea in the theme was to show what the world looked like and how different people on different parts of the world act.
The best character in book is Phileas Fogg. He seems to be a smart man who looks far into the future and everyone one of his moves are planned. That is why he is my favorite character in the story. "Unless," objected the consul, "he is exceptionally shrewd. An English criminal, you know is always better concealed in London than anywhere else" on page 31.This quote was when the people that Phileas Fogg made a bet found out that Fogg may be the thief who robbed the bank. I think this will cause a lot more problems for Phileas later in the story.
Kolby Melsha
Did you know 20,000 pounds is equivalent to roughly $31,700.00 in todays market?
ReplyDeleteYou're right about technology being a theme in the book. I think sometimes we assume that we're the first generation to wonder at the amazing things being invented and how quickly they spread. This book shows us that we're not anything new. The Victorians (Verne's audience) felt the same way. They were also heavily into tourism and travel. This book totally fed on that popular pursuit.
ReplyDeleteCan you relate to Fogg? Some critics argue that he's a flat character who's too clever to be believable. What do you think?
You really need to proofread. Ask someone else to help; that's a great strategy.