20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA : THE PLOT

THE ELEMENTS OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL

DEFINITION OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL

A graphic novel is a story conveyed in a comic book form describing 

fictional people, places and events.

a. It is written in a dialogue style.

b. The scenes are illustrated in sequence describing events that occur 

     within a certain time frame and within a specific setting.

c. The plot is unfolded by the thoughts, actions and speech of the characters.

The graphic novel aims: 

a. to entertain, to highlight certain important social issues affecting society

b. to make readers ponder upon certain issues

c. to arouse certain emotions in them.

 

A graphic novel is an interesting way to attract the attention of young readers.

a. They get information about the characters and events from the dialogues

    and understand the story through the graphics of the novel.

THE PLOT

The Plot refers to a series of action in the story.

a. must be good in order to maintain the reader's interest in the story.

b. is a sequence of events which is divided into 3 parts:

     beginning, middle and ending.

c. has to be exciting to maintain readers' interest.

In the novel 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA,

the plot revolves around the journey of Professor Aronnax, his servant, Conseil

and a harpooner, Ned Land. Together with Captain emo, they travel in Nautilus through 

an underwater adventure.

The plot has the following:

EXPOSITION

Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land are on a warship called Abraham Lincoln in

search of a sea monster. Once the sea monster is spotted, a battle ensured. The warship 

is attacked by the monster. Professor Aronnax is swept off board by a big wave. With 

the help of Ned, Conseil saves the Professor and they land on top of the monster, which 

turns out to be a submarine.They land on the submarine, Nautilus. As a result, they are 

held prisoners by Captain Nemo, who will never allow them to return home. Instead, they 

undergo an underwater adventure.

CLIMAX

The professor is horrified when Captain Nemo attacks and sinks a warship. He decides

to escape.

FALLING ACTION

The opportunity comes when Ned approaches the professor. The three of them escape the

Nautilus just it is caught in a maelstrom.

RESOLUTION

Their boat is thrown in the middle of a whirlpool. The professor lose consciousness when

his head hits the side of the boat. When he awakes, he finds himself and his two friends in

a fisherman's cottage waiting for the time to return home.