chapter 36 vs around the world in 80 days
Chapter 36 vs. Novel Blatantly emphasizing Verne’s novel’s motivations, precision, honour and irony, the passage commencing with, “ At this moment the drawing room clock struck 8:40,”in chapter 36, greatly reflects these motivations, and particularly the novel as a whole. ... And, like the passage, the whole novel is about counting down the time it is taking to get around the world. ... Phileas Fogg, with his calculated risks went against all odds, and succeeded at traversing the globe in 80 days.