Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The Nautilus - This highly technological submarine that is at least a hundred years ahead of its nineteenth century setting.

The Abraham Lincoln - This frigate is commissioned to find the mysterious sea monster that is destroying ships at sea.

The Island of Crespo - An underwater island that Captain Nemo presents to Aronnax on their first undersea expedition.

Vanikoro - An island where Le Perouse was lost.

The Island of Gilboa - A tropical paradise inhabited by savage natives.

Coral Cemetery - A burial place under the sea.

Dugong - A very...
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