Juels Vern Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne “Around the World in Eighty Days”
In the book ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ Jules Vern portrays a moderate position on the powers that technology and science has to benefit mankind. He is neither critical nor is he completely approving of the benefits. Mr. Phileas Fogg and his French valet, Passepartout, make great leaps and bounds across the world throughout the book by using what man has created using technology and science to shorten the time between distances. But there are circumstances that arose that pushed them to older forms of transportation. This appears to be a stance taken by Jules Verne of the failures of technology and science which will be examined here.
The industrial revolution introduced the world to many new inventions making life simpler for many people in all parts of the world. Inventions like the cotton gin , the mechanical reaper and the tractor revolutionized our agricultural system, while inventions such as steam power, trains and steam ships decreased the amount of time it took to travel and ship goods. Mr. Fogg and Passepartout use to their advantage the powers of steam and coal throughout the book to cross vast oceans and travel across countries, but even though with all the modern technological marvels, the companions are routinely stopped due to nature or simple human error. This indicates that although Jules Verne was fascinated with the industrial revolution and the marvels that it came with, nature still played a major part in everyday life and in this case, could very well dictate if the companions arrive in England on time.
Mr.Fogg and Passepartout begin their journey by leaving England and crossing the English Channel to travel to France. Then they took a steam ship named the Mongolia heading for India. The Mongolia arrived at the Suez on the ninth of October and cut through the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. This technological achievement would keep them from having to go around Africa
In the book ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ Jules Vern portrays a moderate position on the powers that technology and science has to benefit mankind. He is neither critical nor is he completely approving of the benefits. Mr. Phileas Fogg and his French valet, Passepartout, make great leaps and bounds across the world throughout the book by using what man has created using technology and science to shorten the time between distances. But there are circumstances that arose that pushed them to older forms of transportation. This appears to be a stance taken by Jules Verne of the failures of technology and science which will be examined here.
The industrial revolution introduced the world to many new inventions making life simpler for many people in all parts of the world. Inventions like the cotton gin , the mechanical reaper and the tractor revolutionized our agricultural system, while inventions such as steam power, trains and steam ships decreased the amount of time it took to travel and ship goods. Mr. Fogg and Passepartout use to their advantage the powers of steam and coal throughout the book to cross vast oceans and travel across countries, but even though with all the modern technological marvels, the companions are routinely stopped due to nature or simple human error. This indicates that although Jules Verne was fascinated with the industrial revolution and the marvels that it came with, nature still played a major part in everyday life and in this case, could very well dictate if the companions arrive in England on time.
Mr.Fogg and Passepartout begin their journey by leaving England and crossing the English Channel to travel to France. Then they took a steam ship named the Mongolia heading for India. The Mongolia arrived at the Suez on the ninth of October and cut through the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. This technological achievement would keep them from having to go around Africa
Bibliography: Verne, Jules. Around the World in Eighty Days. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1956. Print -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. Jules Verne , Around the world in eighty days(New York: Oxford Press,1995)34 [ 2 ]. Ibid,38 [ 3 ]. Jules Verne , Around the world in eighty days(New York: Oxford Press,1995)106 [ 4 ]. Jules Verne , Around the world in eighty days(New York: Oxford Press,1995)53-54 [ 5 ]. Ibid,144