4.3 Around the world in eighty days
Short Notes
1. Theme / Plot of the novel -
" Around the world in eighty days " it is a very interesting novel. The main theme of this novel is 'time' and 'morality'.Phileas fogg from London is the hero of this nove.He accept a wager in Reform Club from his friends and started his journey eastward direction to India,China,Japan, America and to England.He had to face many obstacles in that journy but he reached successfully to England.He saved the life of Indian widow " Aouda" from Indian social tradition Sati. In the last ,he win the wager and Aouda also married with him and by this novel he proved here " If you do good to others that good comes to you."
2. Phileas Fogg -
" Phileas Fogg " is the hero of the novel " Around the world in eighty days ". He is wealthy Englishman from London. He is tall and blond character. He has mustache and blue eyes. He is the man of principles. He is calm ,kind and adventurous character.He is also man of values. In the end of this novel he win the wager and married with Indian widow Aouda.
3. Passpartout -
" Passpartout " is a main character from the novel " Around the world in eighty days." He is the companion of Phileas Fogg who is the hero of this novel. He is Phileas Fogg's new servant.He is a Frenchman.He is obident character of Phileas Fogg. He always thinks wellbeing of his master.He is very loyal and hard worker character from this novel.
4. Mrs. Aouda -
" Mrs. Aouda " is the main character from the novel " Around the world in eighty days." She is the beautiful Indian woman. She is Indian widow. In this novel she is loyal and co-operative character.She is social, kind and sympathetic character.She was escaped by the hero of this novel Phileas Fogg from the cruel people in India and then she helped Phileas Fogg in his voyage. Finally she proposed to marry Phileas Fogg and decided to marry him.
5. Detective Fix -
" Detective Fix " is a main character from novel "Around the world in eighty days". He is a stuffy detective from Scotland Yard. He had great suspect on Phileas Fogg that he had robbed the bank.So from the beginning he followed Fogg strictly and watchfully. Detective Fix is looking for a bank robber who took twenty thousand Pounds from the Bank of England.When Phileas Fogg reached at Liverpool he arrested him, but very soon he had to release Phileas Fogg as police arrested the real theif.