Two Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Reading Review Q&A
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA READING RESPONSE #1: CHAPTER 1 - 2 (THE MYSTERIOUS MONSTER & THE HUNT BEGINS) MARCH 20 QUESTION: Make a prediction about what this book is about In the first two chapters, the ship Scotia is hit by a mysterious monster. Why mysterious? There is a hole in the shape of a perfect triangle under the ship! This event electrifies all the country around the world, and soon, more and more witnesses are drawn. People think that this monster is very dangerous. Our main character, Pierre Aronnax, an American marine biologist, attends a warship established by the American government, to track down the monster and kill it. Professor Aronnax meets and becomes friends with Ned, Land, the king of Canadaian harpooners, in the author’s words. They have a few arguments about the existence of the creature. Dr. Aronnax thinks the creature can simply be a narwhal. But Ned refuses to believe the existence of the monster. During the days Dr. Aronnax sends on t...