At a different point, a character is in a kind of trance after taking some drug. This isn’t described much, but it’s very bad and he falls asleep like the others that smell it. It is also mentioned that he smokes or smells opium. Normally they are not drunk, but at one point, it’s clear that Passepartout is quite affected and probably drunk however, it was only because the beverage was much stronger than he expected. It is mentioned several times that the main characters drink wine, ale, or gin. It’s also worth mentioning that somebody was supposed to be burned alive, but it didn’t happen. After this, somebody is kidnapped and a battle is discussed. It’s also described that people are underneath the train. Parts of this are described, in that people were just lying around and everything was red. A train is also taken over by some Indians, and by this, several of the passengers are wounded. The same thing does happen to a different man at the end of the story. Later on in the story, there is a mention of a few Hindus and some Buddhists, but nothing more.Īt a point, a man is hit in his face and falls to the ground.
This part is quite worrisome since it contains (attempted) murder, drugs, priests, and a big statue covered with gold. They are about to do a Hindu ritual which means honoring their god Shiva and sacrificing somebody. Later on in the story, the company meets a kind of religious cortege. The priests take him at once since the temple is holy and it belongs to the Hindu god, Shiva. Passepartout wants to take a look inside one of the temples with his shoes on. Detective Fix does sometimes lie so he can hide parts of his identity, but also, he is trying to do his duty.įaith is not a very important part of the story, but it leads to a big breakthrough.
However, these are mere accidents and he is actually a good man. He accidentally ends up offending some priests, and gets into other such scrapes. Passepartout seems to make mistakes, even though he tries to do the right thing. This story isn’t really about morals, but there are times when people aren’t acting in fitting ways. This is a race for £20,000 and there will only be one winner. Boats and trains are daily business for them, they meet new people everyday, dangers are waiting, and there are people who would do anything to stop their journey.
Passepartout, they set out for a journey they never could have imagined. His friends don’t believe so, but Phileas is sure that it is possible. Nobody expects anything big from him, but one evening they discuss a news article and whether it’s possible to go around the world in just 80 days. Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman and a proud member of the Reform Club, has always been the mysterious man, following his routines strictly and playing whist with the club members. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules VerneĪ classic and exiting story with some doubtful spiritual and alcohol/drug content.
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