Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

by

Jules Verne

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Characters

Professor Pierre Arronax

Pierre Arronax is the protagonist and narrator of the novel. He is a 40-year-old Frenchman who is a professional naturalist (an expert in the field of natural history) and an assistant professor at the Museum… read analysis of Professor Pierre Arronax

Captain Nemo

Captain Nemo is the commander of the Nautilus, a submarine that he built in secret and on which he lives. Nemo is a highly mysterious person. His real name and national origin are never… read analysis of Captain Nemo

Ned Land

Ned Land is a highly talented harpooner from Quebec who joins Professor Arronax, Arronax’s servant Conseil, and Commander Farragut aboard the Abraham Lincoln in pursuit of a sea “monster.” Like Arronax, Ned is… read analysis of Ned Land

Conseil

Conseil is a 30-year-old Flemish man who works as Arronax’s servant and joins him on the Abraham Lincoln expedition. He is devoted to Arronax almost to the point of parody, several times attempting to… read analysis of Conseil

Commander Farragut

Commander Farragut is the commander of the Abraham Lincoln, a U.S. naval ship sent in pursuit of the mysterious “monster.” The naturalist Professor Arronax, his servant Conseil, and the harpooner Ned Landread analysis of Commander Farragut
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