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Table of Contents

Literary Elements

• Setting
• Character List
• Conflict
• Short Summary (Synopsis)
• Themes
• Mood
• Jules Verne - Biography
• Literary / Historical Information
• Genre

Chapter Summaries with Notes / Analysis
Part I
• Chapter 1: A Shifting Reef
• Chapter 2: Pros and Cons
• Chapter 3: As Monsieur Pleases
• Chapter 4: Ned Land
• Chapter 5: In Search of Adventure
• Chapter 6: Full Steam Ahead
• Chapter 7: An Unknown Species of Whale
• Chapter 8: Mobilis in Mobile
• Chapter 9: Ned Land's Fits of Anger
• Chapter 10: The Man of the Sea
• Chapter 11: The Nautilus
• Chapter 12: All by Electricity
• Chapter 13: A Few Figures
• Chapter 14: The Black River
• Chapter 15: A Written Invitation
• Chapter 16: An Excursion Over the Plains
• Chapter 17: An Underwater Forest
• Chapter 18: Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
• Chapter 19: Vanikoro
• Chapter 20: Torres Strait
• Chapter 21: A Few Days on Land
• Chapter 22: Captain Nemo's Lightning
• Chapter 23: Ægrie Somnia
• Chapter 24: The Coral Kingdom
Part II
• Chapter 1: The Indian Ocean
• Chapter 2: A New Suggestion by Captain Nemo
• Chapter 3: A Pearl Worth Ten Million
• Chapter 4: The Red Sea
• Chapter 5: Arabian Tunnel
• Chapter 6: The Greek Islands
• Chapter 7: The Mediterranean in Forty-eight Hours
• Chapter 8: Vigo Bay
• Chapter 9: A Vanished Continent
• Chapter 10: Underwater Coalmines
• Chapter 11: The Sargasso Sea
• Chapter 12: Sperm Whales and Baleen Whales
• Chapter 13: The Ice Cap
• Chapter 14: The South Pole
• Chapter 15: Accident or Incident
• Chapter 16: Not Enough Air
• Chapter 17: From Cape Horn to the Amazon
• Chapter 18: Squid
• Chapter 19: The Gulf Stream
• Chapter 20: 47° 24'N, 17° 28'W
• Chapter 21: A Massacre
• Chapter 22: Captain Nemo's Last Words
• Chapter 23: Conclusion

Overall Analysis
• Character Analysis
• Plot Structure Analysis
• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Climax and Outcome
• Themes - Theme Analysis
• Point of View
• Quotes - Quotations and Analysis
• Symbolism / Motifs / Imagery / Symbols
• Key Facts
• Vocabulary

Questions
• Study Questions - Multiple Choice Quiz
• Answer Key
• Essay Topics / Book Report Ideas

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