A Brief Introduction to Two Wan Li under the Sea

Two Wan Li under the Sea is a novel by French writer jules verne and the second part of Verne's trilogy (the other two are Captain Grant's Children and Mysterious Island). The book consists of 2 volumes and 47 chapters.

This book mainly tells the story of the submarine Nautilus. 1866, a monster suspected to be a narwhal was found at sea, and Professor Pierre Aronnax and his servant Conseil were invited to take part in the hunting.

Starting from the Pacific Ocean, they passed through coral islands, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, and saw many rare animals and plants and strange sights in the sea. On the way, I also experienced many dangers such as stranding, indigenous siege, fighting with sharks, iceberg road closure, octopus attack and so on. Finally, when the submarine arrived at the Norwegian coast, the three left without saying goodbye and returned to their hometown.

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Creation background

The brutal suppression of the Polish people's uprising against the czar's dictatorship was the trigger for Verne's creation of Two Wan Li under the Sea. In his novels, he created Captain Nemo, a tall figure who opposed the autocratic rule of the czar, and endowed him with a strong sense of social responsibility and humanitarian spirit to express his criticism of reality.

At the beginning of writing the novel, Verne and publisher hessel argued about the character of Nemo, the captain of the Nautilus. Hessel thought that Nemo should be described as the mortal enemy of the slave trade, which provided a clear and ideal defense for his ruthless attack on some ships at sea.

But Verne hoped that Nemo was a Polish, and he would never forgive his hatred for the Russian czar (he brutally suppressed a Polish uprising). However, hessel was worried that he would cause diplomatic differences, and this book was banned in the lucrative Russian market.

Finally, the author and publisher gradually compromised with each other. They think that Nemo's real motivation should be ambiguous to be attractive, and Nemo should be roughly positioned as a supporter of freedom and an avenger against oppression.

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