Title Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea
The
Title “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” symbolizes the distance Nautilus traveled under the sea. And the greatest depth Nautilus reached is about 4 leagues. The term league is a unit of measurement which has a equivalence of 1 league is to 4 km (3 miles) thus, the 20,000 leagues is 80,000 km.
Setting The story begins in the year 1866 as a
mysterious being struck the news across Europe and United States as reports of
Sea accidents and mysterious disappearances happened. The
vessel Abraham Lincoln was commissioned to find and capture the “mysterious creature” which was later
known as the Nautilus. Nautilus is an under
water vessel now known as a submarine. It was designed and commanded by Captain Nemo and is electrically powered which is produced by sodium extracted from the sea water. It is a double hulled which is further separated by water- tight compartments. It has a top speed of 50 knots and has a maximum dive time of around five days. The interior of the ship are decorated to the standards of luxury which has exceeded that of the seagoing vessels of that time. It includes a valuable oceanic collections or specimens, paintings and jewels in its library. It also has a dining room with an organ. The storey ended in the year of 1868.
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