Accompanying 27-page teacher's guide includes assorted approaches to discussing and evaluating the novel. After a personal tragedy, Captain Nemo escapes from society in his futuristic submarine and explores the ocean.
Central themes are scientific invention, vengeance, power, and faith in humanity.
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