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Jules Verne

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Jules Verne

By Serena Zeng
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Industrial Revolution

  • 18th-19th Century
  • Technological and Social Change
  • Broadening the world of science
During the 19th century, the world was in a period called the Industrial Revolution, where the scientific and inventing fields were exploding with new successes. Territories were expanding, uncharted seas were being navigated, and engines, propellers, and electricity were being experimented with. Science and its potential impact were a popular topic.
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Childhood

  • Born February 8th, 1828
  • Lived in Nantes, France, a seaport
  • Could travel "only in his imagination"
Jules Verne was born during this time period, on February 8th, 1828, in Nantes France to Pierre and Sophie Verne. Verne’s childhood played a role in his creativity in literature later during his career. His father was a respected lawyer and was a serious man, but his mother on the other hand, had a vivid imagination, as he would later write, “faster than a tornado...so curious when compared with how my mind works.” In school Verne was interested in math, geography, and especially reading books such as “Robinson Crusoe”. Additionally, in his town of Nantes, a cosmopolitan city and seaport, young Verne likely had the opportunity to hear legends and tales from sailors and explorers. Nantes was a place where a young boy’s imagination could unleash. At age 11, Verne ran away on an ocean-bound ship, but was overtaken by his father. Afterwards, he promised to “only travel in his imagination.”
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Paris Years

  • Expected to study law
  • Introduced to artistic community
  • Met Alexandre Dumas fils
Jules Verne’s creativity and love of literature and arts lead him to aspire to be a playwright. However, Verne, being the eldest son, was expected to study law in Paris to later take on his father’s legal practice as a lawyer. His studies, contrary to his father’s original intent, introduced Verne to the artistic community of Paris. This fueled his creativity even more. This was a time when Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas were still alive. Alexandre Dumas fils, son of the legendary author of "The Three Musketeers", met Verne and encouraged his writing. Dumas even premiered Verne’s play “Broken Straws”. From there, Verne’s career began.
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Writing Style

  • Used science to make stories more believable
  • About adventure and the future
  • Many illustrations
Verne spent extensive hours researching science, geography, and exploration. He took many notes which may have generated the ideas for his novels. Edgar Allen Poe was a great inspiration to Verne, and he borrowed many of Poe’s writing techniques including scientific verisimilitude, using scientific facts to make his stories more believable. Growing from this, Verne’s books took their readers on breathtaking adventures and often traveling to the future. The many illustrations included in these books helped add to the intrigue of the stories. Some books unfinished by Jules Verne were revised and finished by his son, Michel Verne.
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Positivist Period

  • Focused on the positive possibilities of technology
  • Explored the unknown
  • Pierre-Jules Hetzel
(1862-1886)
Verne’s early career had not been very fruitful until he met Pierre-Jules Hetzel. He had been introduced to the publisher, Hetzel, who really enjoyed Verne’s novel "Five Weeks in a Balloon" and how Verne incorporated science into his stories. Its publication in 1863 marked the first of Verne’s adventure novels. The year 1863 was a turning point in Verne’s career. From this year, Verne’s popularity grew worldwide with many successes. His most well known works were from that including "From the Earth to the Moon" (1865), "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1870), and "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1873).
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Pessimist Period

  • Shift in ideology
  • Expressed the dangers of technology
  • Less major successes
(1886-death in 1905)
During this period, Verne’s perspective of science and the future took a negative turn. Instead of his positive outlook on the benefits of the growing technology, his books reflected an idea of technology as a tool for evil and bringing destruction. Novels from this period included "Topsy Turvy" (1895), "Floating Island" (1896), and "Master of the World" (1904).
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Personal Life

  • Marriage to Honorine Morel
  • Events in his personal life affected his writing
  • Michel Verne
Verne had married Honorine Morel, a widow with two daughters, in 1857. She bore him a son, Michel. Honorine would later be a strong supporter to Verne and his career. However, difficulties in his personal life during his pessimist period strongly correlated with his negative shift in perspective. His mother passed away and soon after his close friend and publisher, Hetzel. Verne was shot in the leg and could no longer walk normally. His son Michel was rebellious, and Verne began to struggle financially to pay off his son’s debts. However, they later reconciled and Michel would finish and publish many of the works Verne left incomplete.
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Legacy

  • Father of science fiction
  • One of the most translated authors
  • Led to new area in films
Jules Verne expanded the imagination of his readers in a way unique from books during his time. He is considered to be the father of science fiction, combining science with thrilling adventures. Verne is the second most translated author, with his books available in over 140 languages. His work also spawned a new area in films. His own novels have also been made into film adaptations and plays. Verne encouraged us to change the world and push the boundaries of science and technology.
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“What one man can imagine, another will someday be able to achieve.”

The scientific possibilities brought up in Verne’s stories encouraged scientists and explorers around the world. They were also a foretelling of events in the future. Verne imagined them and then they were achieved. In "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", Verne's Captain Nemo travels the oceans using a giant electric submarine (before it was invented) predicted the modern submarine. The first nuclear powered submarine was named after Verne’s nautilus from the book. Adventurers such as Nellie Bly (1890), Wiley Post (1933), and Steve Fossett (2005) have also attempted to circumnavigate the earth like Phileas Fogg in "Around the World in Eighty Days". In "From the Earth to the Moon", he described "projectiles" that used to carry passengers to the Moon that are similar to the lunar modules that came after Verne. Verne’s novels have not only entertained readers around the world, but have inspired many to achieve new goals and make history.
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Bibliography

  • Evans, Arthur B. "Jules Verne." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.
  • "8 Jules Verne Inventions That Came True (Pictures)." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, 8 Feb. 2011. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.
  • Biography.com Editors. "Jules Verne Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.
  • "Jules Verne Biography." - Life, Family, Childhood, Parents, Story, Wife, Son, Book, Old, Information, Born. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2016.
  • Jules Verne- People Who Changed the World. Prod. Kathy Kinsner. Perf. Tara Carnes. Jules Verne- People Who Changed the World. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2016.
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