3. Around the World in Eighty Days

      I have just finished Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne. When we last met the crew they were on a train heading to Omaha. On the way though they attacked by some Indians and it caused a massive fight. Only few were wounded, but Passepartout and two others were taken as prisoners. So Phileas Fogg and some volunteers go out to rescue them. As they are in search for the prisoners the train restarts and leaves without them. This makes it so they won't be able to make it back to London in time.  Then this man has a home-made vehicle that can travel across the plains and in a straight line to Omaha where they may meet the train going to New York. When they made it to New York they had just missed the train by thirty minutes. So then Mr. Fogg finds a freight who is accepting them to travel to England, but not to Liverpool. On the trip then Mr. Fogg takes control of the ship and heads towards his destination instead. When they reach English territory Detective Fix arrests Phileas. Then while sitting in his jail cell Fix tells him he can go because the real thief was already arrested while they were traveling around the world. When they reached London they were five minutes late. This puts Mr. Fogg into a a deep depression. Then as Passepartout is looking for a priest to marry Aouda and Phileas he realizes that they had gained a day because they had traveled around the world. He then won the bet and the prize money and married Aouda.
       I didn't much care for the book until the last ten chapters or so, but it just really started to pick-up. My favorite part is when they realized that they had actually made it all the way around the world in seventy-nine days, but were at home the whole day before they realized it. I think the reason that Jules Verne wrote this book is to so how being calm and patient can always have benefits. Like how Phileas was always calm and he was side tracked a lot, but instead of making rash decisions that could have jeopardize his mission. A theme in this book could be the advancement of travel technology. Like how they have come from a horse and buggies to trains and steam boats. This actually made it possible for people to do around the world trip without having to many deaths.
      My favorite character in the book is Phileas Fogg because he is always so calm and patient. He has never blown up about anything that has caused him problems. He also never blames others for his mistakes. To me it doesn't seem like their are any good quotes throughout the book because it i mostly simple talking and a narrator.