Man and Nature

Nature here refers to the wonderful nature of the world

beneath the waves. Both Captain Nemo and Dr. Aronnax love the
sea and have a fascination with the creatures they see and observe.
This has made difficult for Aronnax to leave when he is finally
convinced that he must escape.

In this story Captain Nemo is trying to overcome nature by

creating a new environment. This is typical in a science fiction
where man tries to overcome nature. Despite his attempt to create
a new environment, he cannot control all living things. Forces of
nature get in Nemo’s way in incidences such as being attacked by a
shark and being trapped in an ice tunnel.

Technology and Modernization

Nemo has very good knowledge in the field of science and

engineering. His submarine manufactures its own electricity, has
provisions for quantities of oxygen that allow it to remain
submerged, and is as comfortable as any home. All food comes
from the ocean. There is clothing made from some sort of sea fiber.
There are cigars made of a special seaweed. Captain Nemo has air
guns that allow him and the crew to go hunting as well as a device
that permits the crew to walk the ocean floor. However, his
achievements in the field of science has alienated him from
humanity. He is considered to be a genius but at the same time he
is also an outcast. His inventions are many hundreds of years
ahead of time; thus, he does not belong in the world he is currently
living. Technology and modernization can affect us in both ways-
positively and sometimes in a negative way if we do not
understand how to live in it.
Adventure and Exploration

Dr. Aronnax, takes on the task of identifying and classifying

every animal on the planet. Captain Nemo takes his strange
submarine into places no man has ever been before: a coral
kingdom, a bed filled with pearls, the Arabian tunnel and so forth.
He travels thousands of kilometres under and on the surface of the
sea because he has a quest for adventure and knowledge. This
quest for knowledge and understanding and the need to explore
every centimetre of the planet seems to be a function inseparable
from the human brain. The author understands this impulse to
acquire new knowledge.