Summary: The year was 1866 and different ships of other nations were reporting a mysterious sea creature. People started getting speculations, so the US government created an expedition/hunt. Pierre Aronnax, a professor of natural history and a marine biologist, is invited and accepts. With his assistant, Consiel, they boarded the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln. They depart from Brooklyn and after a long search, the find the monster off the Sea of Japan. When master harpooner Ned Land tries to kill the creature, it rams the ships and Land, Professor Aronnax and Conseil is thrown overboard. After floating in the ocean for hours, they wash up onto the “hide” of the monster, which actually is a large submarine. Men capture them and the captain of the ship, Captain Nemo introduces himself, telling them about the Nautilus and his terms. Since the crew of the ship are isolated from the world, they are invited to stay with them, but they don’t have a choice. Aronnax see the submarine as an underwater research lab, but Land doesn’t want to lose his freedom. …show more content…
The rest of the story pursue the adventures of the three on the Nautilus—which was built in secret and now ventures the sea. Captain Nemo's motivation is implied to be for knowledge and revenge on civilization. Nemo tells the three that his submarine is electrically powered, self-sufficient, and can perform advanced marine biology research; he also tells his new passengers that although he appreciates talking with a professional such as Aronnax, keeping the secrecy of his existence makes it so they can never leave. Aronnax loves the undersea adventures, but Land always plans to