There is such a writer:
Before the invention of the telegraph, the characters in his works were already using telegrams to deliver messages;
Before the plane was built, the characters in his work were already using helicopters;
Before humans could land on the moon, the characters in his work had already taken a cannonball and gone to the moon to date Chang'e
He was Jules Verne, recognized as the most imaginative writer in the world,
Later generations praised him as the "father of modern science fantasy", and at the same time he also enjoyed the reputation of "the prophet of the age of science".
Jules Verne was very keen on writing science fiction and adventure novels, and much of what he fantasized about is still quite true today
According to UNESCO, Jules Verne is the second most translated writer in the world, with more than 5,000 translations.
Among them, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is undoubtedly the most popular one among readers, not only has great literary value, but also its influence has spread to the field of mass culture.
It is said that the world's first nuclear-powered submarine was named after the submarine in this work, the Nautilus
Hello everyone, today bring you Verne's science fiction work "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", let's explore the magical underwater world together
In 1866, a strange thing happened at sea, the ships on the move were constantly attacked, but none of the crew saw the attackers.
Is it a giant whale? Unknown creatures? Or some other terrible machine invented by humans? There is no way to know
At this time, the naturalist Pierre Aronnax was in danger and was invited to capture this sea monster that the dragon had never seen its end.
So he boarded the Lincoln with his servant Consel, who was about to go out to sea to chase the mysterious sea monster.
After a few days of sailing, they finally found the target,
The "Lincoln" was fully equipped and had a strong hull, and decided to take the initiative to attack, not wanting to be overturned by the other side in one turn.
The crew fell into the water, and at the moment of life and death, they mistakenly hit and climbed into a submarine.
And this submarine is exactly what they call it - a sea monster
Before the survivors who thought they had been saved could figure out the situation, they were dragged into the submarine's secret room by several strong men and locked up.
Professor Aronnax did not know why, but shouted and shouted without any response except for the exhaustion of physical strength, only anxious waiting,
Fortunately, there are also two prisoners in the Chamber of Secrets, one is the professor's servant Consell, and the other is Ned Rand, the forkfish master of the "Lincoln".
Everyone is acquaintance, so the days of captivity are not too lonely
A few days later, the three finally met Captain Nemo, the real owner of the submarine.
He was very kind to the professor and his party, and invited the three of them to travel the underwater world together, which made Professor Aronnax immediately excited.
For a naturalist, the opportunity to see more marine life is simply an irresistible temptation.
But then Captain Nemo poured cold water on the excited professor, because he proposed a quid pro quo that embarrassed the professor.
That is, never to go ashore again
How is this possible, what to do if you never go ashore again in your own career, how to eat, wear, live and travel?
Professor Aronnax was torn between traveling to the bottom of the sea and going ashore, but now he was more interested in why Captain Nemo hated the land so much.
While the professor was immersed in his own thoughts, Captain Nemo forcibly pulled him to visit the huge armored ship "Nautilus".
Professor Aronnax only then appreciated the genius design of the submarine, and also got a more comprehensive understanding of Captain Nemo:
As a very talented engineer, the fortress-like "Nautilus" was designed by Captain Nemo himself.
In addition, Nemo was a man of great taste, who loved to play the organ in concerts, respected knowledge and read a lot of books.
There was only one thing that surprised the professor, and that was that there was not a single political book on the captain's shelf.
And Captain Nemo has one more thing to admire,
That is, although he has been hiding in a submarine for a long time, he is not a nerd who stays at the bottom of the sea, and Nemo has a very good set of people in the world.
For example, when Nemo interrogated the professor and his party, he asked the three of them to tell the story of the "Lincoln" in different languages, so as to determine whether the three people were lying or colluding.
Thus Captain Nemo was a very wise man,
Therefore, Professor Aronnais had no upper hand in the conversation with Captain Nemo.
Therefore, the three of them were forced to accept Captain Nemo's offer to travel to the bottom of the sea and never come ashore
In fact, Aronnax's concern that staying on board forever would affect the quality of life is completely superfluous, because the Nautilus is a self-sufficient underwater world.
They eat dolphin liver, turtle meat and cream made from whale milk.
Wearing clothes made of shellfish foot silk,
Fluffy mattresses from seaweed,
The writing pen is from whale's whiskers,
And ink, cuttlefish juice collected is too much to use,
As for the lighting and power of the submarine, the energy required depends entirely on electricity.
You see, in the real world, electric lights were popularized in the 1870s, and Verne used electric lights 10 years earlier in his novels
Therefore, the life of the "Nautilus" is not only not boring, but very comfortable and comfortable, but Professor Aronnax, as a naturalist, has always been a little itchy in the face of the vast seabed.
At this moment, Captain Nemo thoughtfully sent a good news, inviting the professor to go hunting in the underwater forest.
They changed their wetsuits, put on their gas bottles, and prepared to leave, a group of people slowly stepped on the undersea plain, feeling the fine sand under their feet,
Several schools of different species of fish swim past them, and the colorful corals decorate the undersea forest particularly beautifully.
They enjoyed it all the way until they reached the deepest point of the dark underwater Grand Canyon.
This was Professor Aronnax's first close contact with the underwater world, and he was excited to see such a spectacular underwater wonder for several days.
After that, they returned to the submarine, and the professor continued to discuss the wonders of the seabed with his servants, and it was so calm for a while.
One evening, Captain Nemo suddenly ordered the three of the professors and their party to be locked up.
All night long, they didn't know why their freedom was restricted, they didn't know what was going on outside,
When they regained their freedom, Professor Aronnax did not have time to angrily question the reason, and was called to take care of the wounded crew of the submarine.
Looking at the badly injured crew, the professor was even more puzzled by what had happened that night, but no one would answer his questions
Soon, the crew died of serious injuries, and Captain Nemo was so grief-stricken that he wanted to hold an underwater funeral for the crew, and the professors had the opportunity to see the magical coral kingdom:
Deep under the seabed, there is a cemetery in the hidden coral forest, and the cross standing on the grave head of the cemetery is naturally generated by coral,
From here, the polyps began to spread, gradually wrapping up the whole tomb,
In this way, the dead crew can no longer be disturbed by the world on land and the sharks in the water, and sleep here forever
The morale of the "Nautilus" fell sharply after this loss, and the mood of everyone on the submarine dropped to the bottom.
In order to restore hope to everyone, Captain Nemo decided to visit the pearling field in the nearest sea of Ceylon Island.
So, everyone came to this place together, and they listened to the captain's introduction to the Chinese the know-how of cultured pearls.
The most common and easy way to do this is to put a small piece of metal or glass into the folds of the mollusk's flesh sac.
In this way, the mollusk will be stimulated by metal or glass, continuously secreting pearls, wrapping this particle and forming a dazzling pearl.
Captain Nemo seemed to be very familiar with this process, and he spoke in detail, and everyone listened to it with great enthusiasm.
Just at this moment, suddenly a shadow came straight to them, everyone hurriedly dodged, they all thought it was a shark attack, who knew that it was a pearl diver,
So the captain explained to everyone the work of the pearl divers.
They work in very harsh conditions, often diving into the sea without any protective equipment,
Therefore, their ears and eyes are always congested, and in unfortunate times they may be attacked by sharks, but their rewards are pitiful
Everyone is sad about the fate of the pearl diver, and also feels fortunate for the false alarm of the pearling field.
Just when the crew was about to fight back to the "Nautilus", everyone found that the unarmed pearl divers were really targeted by sharks this time.
In the face of the well-built shark in the water, the pearl diver is obviously not an opponent, and he is about to die in the mouth of the shark, and at the critical time, Captain Nemo stepped forward.
With his rich combat experience, he quickly sent the pearl diver safely to the boat, and when he left, he kindly sent a bag of pearls to the other party
Captain Nemo's shot was heroic, but Professor Aronnax was surprised.
With his knowledge of Nemo during this time, the captain was very reluctant to interact with humans, and it could even be said that he was very disgusted with humans.
It can be seen from the fact that he threatens the three professors to never come ashore, and Nemo has no good feelings for the land.
But he still chose to save people in a hurry, and did not watch the people he hated die.
From this, Professor Aronnax deduced that although Nemo seemed a little cold-blooded and unkind, he was actually a chivalrous and righteous good man
Bidding farewell to the pearl divers in the waters off the island of Ceylon, the Nautilus continued its journey, and they soon reached the Red Sea.
Here, Professor Aronnax and Captain Nemo discuss the origin of the name "Red Sea".
According to the Biblical Old Testament story Exodus,
When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, he came to the seashore, and when he extended his cane, which the Lord had given him, to the sea,
The sea parted a road for the Israelites to pass, and the Pharaoh's army that followed in pursuit also entered the seabed in a hurry.
But Moses once again stretched out his staff to separate the sea and led the Israelites ashore, and the sea closed again, and Pharaoh's army was completely destroyed, all buried at the bottom of the sea, and their blood stained the sea red.
That's why there's the name "Red Sea," and of course, it's just a story.
In fact, the reason why the "Red Sea" is red is because large areas of red seaweed appear seasonally on the surface of the Red Sea, and it is these seaweeds that form the wonder of the Blood Sea that gives the name of the Red Sea
Captain Nemo also mentioned the Suez Canal being excavated, saying that this is not a whim of modern people.
But as early as ancient Egypt, the pharaohs ordered the excavation of this canal, but for many reasons, it was abandoned many times in the middle of the way.
We all know that the Suez Canal was actually officially completed in 1869, so the "Nautilus" in the novel cannot cross directly from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
But Captain Nemo quietly told Professor Aronnax that he had a way to get the submarine to the Mediterranean within two days.
This startled the professor, not knowing what medicine nemo had bought in the gourd.
Aronnais followed Nemo into the cockpit suspiciously, and then the professor opened his eyes.
Only to see Captain Nemo himself at the helm, he magically found a hole in the deep sea rock wall guarded by shrimp soldiers and crabs,
Then Nemo flew the Nautilus head into the dark corridor without turning back, and when he came out of another hole, he had reached his destination, the Mediterranean Sea.
The professor stared wide-eyed at the mysterious tunnel that appeared out of thin air at the bottom of the sea, excited
Of course, Professor Aronnax's excitement was not only for the deep-sea tunnel, but also because he was closer to home.
After entering the Mediterranean, the professor was timid, and he had the idea of running away several times.
The servant Consel must have followed him, and Ned Rand, the forkfish expert who boarded the Nautilus, also had such a mind,
On this day, the three of them made an escape plan together, planning to secretly leave in a dinghy after dark.
The professor waited nervously for the night to fall, although from now on he could no longer continue this wonderful journey to the bottom of the sea, and his heart was very unwilling.
But this is a temptation that can be overcome compared to the land life that is thought about day and night,
Time was approaching a little, and the three of them were anxiously waiting, when Captain Nemo suddenly ran to invite the professor to salvage the treasure of Vigo Bay
The Bay of Vigo is in northwestern Spain, where the British and Dutch fleets defeated the Combined French and Spanish forces here in 1706.
And here sank the Spanish treasure ship that had just returned from the Americas, and a large amount of gold and silver treasure sank into the bottom of this sea,
Therefore, Vigo Bay became an adventure mecca for modern treasure hunters, and the professor finally knew the source of Captain Nemo's wealth.
But there was still a problem that bothered him, and the professor had seen Nemo hand over boxes of gold to a mysterious diver whom the professor had not seen on the submarine
The three professors who could not escape had no choice but to follow Captain Nemo on their journey to the bottom of the sea, and this time they met the legendary Atlantis.
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato mentioned in the Dialogues that there were originally several lands on the vast Atlantic Ocean, called Atlantis.
But then because of the earthquake and flood, this powerful and rich country sank to the bottom of the sea overnight.
Now here they have seen the once glorious civilization of this ancient country
It's just that these wonderful experiences are not always in the sea, and there are more thrills and crises in comparison.
In the next trip, the "Nautilus" unfortunately ran aground in the Antarctic, and the oxygen in the submarine was about to run out, and they finally escaped from the ice cave;
They then encounter a giant octopus that haunts the propeller of the Nautilus, where a crew member who fought the octopus dies heroically;
While everyone was immersed in the grief of losing his companions, Captain Nemo made a very risky decision: to pursue a warship
At this point, the mystery in Professor Aronnax's mind was completely solved: it turned out that the "Lincoln" that the three of them were riding on was sunk by the "Nautilus";
They had been locked up because Nemo was going to lead the crew in a new attack.
The reason why Captain Nemo has been hiding in the submarine, on the one hand, is to escape the world, on the other hand, he also wants to use the submarine as a weapon to retaliate against the world.
The professor finally figured out why there were no political books on Nemo's bookshelf, and who he had given the boxes of gold to.
Disgusted with politics, hated by the world, Nemo was a cynical and crazy retaliator,
The tragic scene of everyone losing their lives when the "Lincoln" was sunk afterwards also came to the professor's mind.
Unable to bear the grief in his heart and the condemnation of his conscience, he secretly decided that no matter what the cost, he must leave the Nautilus submarine
Just when the professor made up his mind, the "Nautilus" encountered a large whirlpool in the Norwegian sea, and Professor Aronnax and his party survived because they got on the dinghy in time.
But in the violent jolt, the professor still hit the head and passed out.
When the professor woke up again, he was already in a fisherman's cabin, and the 10-month journey of twenty thousand miles under the sea was finally over.
The submarine "Nautilus" and Captain Nemo, who accompanied the professor and his party, were missing.
This ending is somewhat regrettable, but it reinforces the mystery of the story and fits the mysterious and desirable characteristics of the ocean.
In Verne's "Nautilus" is a world of independent existence, and he shaped it here
Seemingly ruthless, but in fact full of compassion for the contradictory captain Nemo,
Professor Aronnax, who is curious about all things but is bent on returning to land,
Obsessed with classification but humorous and funny,
and the carnivorous and determined escape of Pyneid Len,
Together they saw all kinds of wonders, and they went through all kinds of adventures,
In the story of danger, in the ups and downs of the plot, the reader seems to have experienced this adventure with the characters in the book.
As the famous French writer Roland Barthes commented in his book Mythology:
"Verne created a closed universe with its own principles of time, space and independence, and he constantly perfected the world, just like the Dutch painters, drawing all the details in every detail, putting on the inventions and equipment of mankind",
Indeed, as the originator of science fiction, Jules Verne's idea was successful,
The small mini space of the "Nautilus" is not only filled with elements of food, clothing, shelter and transportation, but also establishes a unique lifestyle, which is real enough to make people willing to live in it.
There is no doubt that Jules Verne, with his extraordinary imagination, created this science fiction masterpiece that combines fun and knowledge,
It has conquered every viewer and deserves to be read by more people