Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Why does Professor Aronnax find Captain Nemo so captivating and worthy of admiration? What luxuries and privileges does being aboard the Nautilus give Aronnax? How do they shape his view of Captain Nemo?

Does keeping so much of Captain Nemo a mystery add to or take away from the novel? How does it affect the reader’s impression of this character?

Research some of the real-life inventions Verne puts into his fictional world. How does this blending of fact and imagination define the genre of science fiction Verne created?