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Around The World In Eighty Days: Summary - Term Papers

Around The World In Eighty Days: Summary

The title of the novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, is pretty much
self explanatory. An Englishman, Phileas Fogg, places a wager that he can
circumnavigate the world in 80 days. The events that occur throughout the novel
describe his journey around the world.
Phileas Fogg, the protagonist, was a lonesome person who lived with his
paid servant. Mr.Fogg was thought to be rich although no one knew where his
riches came from.
Jean Passepartout, Fogg's paid servant. A strange fellow who had held
many different jobs, such as fireman and gymnast.
Detective Fix, an English detective who followed Fogg around the world
because he suspected that Mr. Fogg was a bank robber.
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least favorite character is Fix the detective. He followed Fogg
around the globe, he missed arresting him in India and Hong Kong through
incompetence, and as soon as they arrived back in London, he did arrest Fogg but
erroneously.
The main conflict of the novel was time. Time caused a lot of pressure
on Fogg; he had to get back to London on time or he would lose the money he
wagered. Mr.Fogg and Passepartout were confronted many times with the problem
of lost time; when time was lost extra effort and work had to be put in so as to
make up for the lost time.
The incident that made me happy was when the real bank thief was caught
and Fogg was let out of jail with exactly enough time left to arrive in London
on time.
The one part that I would change is when Passepartout and Fogg are
separated on India and then they meet up again coincidentally in Japan. I know
that this is science fiction, fiction being the important word but still it is
to something that is almost ...

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Added: 1/25/2007 02:08:03 PM
Category: Book Reports
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