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Plot Summary of Captain Nemo
"Captain Andre Nemo explorers the corners of the universe while a young Jules Verne struggles to become a successful writer. "
Tyler Volz, Resident Scholar

"A fictional account of Jules Verne as a youth, then a man, recounting to his thoughts, the actual events that spawned nearly all of his famous stories, and acts as a 'secret' biography to the life of Andre (Captain) Nemo. The book also trades back and forth in telling the history of Jules Verne's life as well, and the fate of the woman both he and Nemo loved."
BronzeTiger, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Captain Nemo
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 15%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 15%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a great scientist
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena - surviving natural elements on planet
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - love triangle/polygon
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - warship
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - a teen - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - hard edged
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - none - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - slaver
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Water - Forests - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - 19th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed - some scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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