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Reading Report

Around the World in Eighty Days

Title (of the book): Around the World in Eighty Days

Main characters (and what they are): Phileas Fogg , a rich English gentleman and bachelor. Passepartout, Phileas Fogg’s valet.

Publishing house: Aladdin

Published time: January 30,1873

Author: Jules Verne (France)

Summary :

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to go around the world in 80 days on a ?20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.

Comments/Reflections:

Around the World in 80 days was written during a time of war between France and Prussia. The story begins in London on October 2, 1872. Phileas Fogg is a rich English gentleman and bachelor, live in Burlington Gardens. Despite his wealth, Mr Fogg, whose face is described as "repose in action", lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Mr. Fogg's social life is simply as no families, no friends, and no partners except a valet. But everyone knew that he is a member of the Reform Club. Having dismissed his former valet, James Foster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 °F instead of 86 °F, Mr Fogg hires a Frenchman by the name of Jean Passepartout, who is about 30 years old, as a replacement.

Later, on that day, in the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument, it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. He accepts a wager for ?20,000 from his fellow club members, which he will receive if he makes it around the world in 80 1

days. Accompanied by Monsieur Passepartout, he leaves London by train at 8:45 P.M. on October 2, 1872, and thus is due back at the Reform Club at the same time 80 days later, on December 21.

This voyage would not have been possible earlier than the 1870s as the innovations such as railroad travel and steam engines would have made this time frame impossible. Mr. Fogg was nothing if not methodical. He exactly planned the entire journey including rail time tables and financial budgeting.

The travelers had many adventures along the way. The team had to deal with bank robberies and travel on the backs of elephants. In India, they combated savages that were about to sacrifice a woman. The travelers saved the woman and escaped with their lives. In the United States, the adventures battled native American Indians that attacked their train. Passepartout was captured by the Indians during the fight and Mr. Fogg was forced to delay his travels and give chase to the Indians with a troop of US cavalry at his side. The chase was successful in saving Passepartout, but resulted in Mr. Fogg losing valuable time in his journey. He was now likely to lose his wager. Even though Mr. Fogg and company were now significantly behind schedule, he was not going to give up. The group desperately tried to move very quickly and slowly, but surely, he made up lost time. After 81 days had passed, the travelers entered London. Mr. Fogg believed that he had lost the wager. As methodical and organized as Mr. Fogg was, he did not take into account the fact that by traveling Eastward, he would actually gain an additional day. While Mr. Fogg and Passepartout actually slept 81 times, only 80 days on the calendar in London had passed. Mr. Fogg had won his wager. And finally, the woman he saved from India had fall in loved with Mr.Fogg. So did he. Thus the get married with the notarization in front of Passepartout and leading a happiness time.

In addition, let’s talk bout the author, Jules Verne, a French writer.Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the second most translated author in the world. Some of his books have also been made into live-action and animated films and television shows. Verne is often referred to as 2

the "Father of Science Fiction". His first books, the shortest, Around the World or From the Earth to the Moon, are still the best in my view. However, the works should be judged as a whole rather than in detail, and on their results rather than their intrinsic quality. Over the last forty years, they have had an influence unequalled by any other books on the children of this and every country in Europe. And the influence has been good, in so far as can be judged today.

All in all, Around the world in eighty days in a nice book which deserved all of us to read. The main character Mr.Fogg is a person full of intelligence,accuration,and wisdom. And his valet, Passepartout, is full of flexibility,loyalty and bravery. From their story, we can learn a lot of things such as facing the challenges brave. I also learn the a people want to make a large success have to full of ambitions. Hope you enjoy the books too.

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第二篇：《80天环游世界》读后感

《80天环游世界》读后感

一个故事，因为它的人物而精彩；一个角色，因为他的故事而动人；一本书正是有了特色的人物和动人的故事才会让读者有所感悟。读完《80天环游世界》，我觉得凡尔纳是个会讲故事的人，凡尔纳他最聪明的地方就是以故事情节吸引人，以人物形象触动人。

福格、路路通、艾达夫人、费克斯他们每个人背后都有着属于自己的故事，读了这本书，我收获的不仅仅是故事，更多的是我对生活的理解。

福格，他是个有点神秘但又让人捉摸不透的人物。他没有家室，没有亲戚朋友，独自一人在英国生活着。他讲话不多，是个不善言谈的绅士。他的知识非常渊博，他十分熟悉地图，无论是多么偏僻的地方他都了解得一清二楚。外表看起来酷酷的他，内心充满了热情。他很富有，对钱既不挥霍也不吝啬。从他在穿越印度半岛途中毅然决定营救被逼徇葬的安达夫人，从他在火车上面对劫匪临危不惧，下了英勇战斗并宁可放弃自己下了赌注的全部财产。我们可以看出福格是个“闷骚”的人，他是个外表酷酷但内心热情的人。

福格是个淡定哥，胸有成竹是他的标签。这就是让我觉得捉摸不透的地方，他遇到种种困难都呈现出一副镇定自若的样子，他超乎常人的淡定真是让我羡慕嫉妒恨。但仔细想想，他这种淡定是有根据和准备的，如果他遇到困难后没有及时地想出处理的办法，他哪里来的淡定呢？这就印证了一个道理：身处困境时，焦急是于事无补的，静下心来正确地分析形势，才能想出解决的办法。

学习福格用那坚定的意志顶住压力、克服困难；学习福格临危不惧、镇定自若；学习福格勇于尝试的胆量；学习福格有依据的自信。最应学习的是：“你所浪费的今天是昨天死去的人奢望的明天，你所厌恶的现在是未来的你回不去的曾经。”无论在什么时候，都要分秒必争，短暂的几秒钟，可以使福格输掉赌注，可以使人一夜之间倾家荡产，时间是经不起折腾的。

福格的形象符合了我对高富帅的理解，而路路通就属于那开心果的角色。 路路通是勇敢智慧的，在印度的时候，艾达夫人要被殉葬，他被吸入大量鸦片，只能听从摆布。路路通穿上死去的土王的衣服，假装土王复活，最后救出了她。路路通他是忠实的，他总是在福克先生有危险的时候出现，当他得之费克斯对他的主人不利时，他总是暗中保护福格。路路通是快乐的添加剂，因为他的存在这一路上总是充满欢声笑语。试想如果没有路路通，那么福格就不可能遇到他的真爱了。福格真因感谢路路通，感谢他在自己身处困境时能陪伴他给他制造快乐，感谢他给他带来了艾达夫人和费克斯，感谢路路通让他赢得了幸福。 生活中，我们不乏有像路路通这样的人存在。我觉得我们为他们做不了什么，唯一能做的就是珍惜这类人，因为他们原本可以不用这样做。

费克斯那个一直很自以为是的密探,为了捉“小偷”付出了许多努力。虽然最后冤枉了好人,证明了自己是错误的。我想凡尔纳通过写费克斯这个角色，目的不仅仅是费克斯犯错吧。费克斯那坚持不懈的精神他那知错就改的态度仍是令人尊敬的，看看当今社会又有多少人还能依然为这自己的目标继续前行呢？

说白了，侦探费克斯的执着与坚持告诉了我们，要有最朴素的生活，与最遥远的梦想，即使天寒地冻，路遥马亡

善良美丽的艾达夫人，我觉得她就是当时完美女性的化身。她是福格的精神伴侣，她总能在第一时间感觉到福格的种种心情，她做的不多只是静静的陪着福

格支持福格。我想不管是作为朋友还是爱人，有时需要的不是话语，反而这种默默地陪伴就是一种支持、一份鼓励。凡尔纳这样写艾达夫人，我觉得这也是他对善良美丽女性的喜爱与渴望吧。

《80天环游世界》不是一本最好的书籍，但对我来说它是最实用的。《80天环游世界》犹如一面镜子，当你品读它时，我能看到生活的影子。书里的每一个角色都是现实社会的反映，他们的故事和我们总有些相似之处。

以故事情节吸引人，以人物形象触动人。这本书和一千零一夜是不一样的，《80天环游世界》这本书更真实、更科学，它不是靠幻想构筑起来的童话，而是一部现实主义的小说。书中的每个人物都有血有肉，活灵活现，个性鲜明。君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘若醴。我欣赏他们那种患难见真情的友谊，喜欢那种纯净的付出，没有奉承，只有最简单的快乐。所以说，我最大的收获就是认识这些鲜活的、真实存在的有意义的人物角色。

80天的时间里，福格靠轮船、火车、马车、游艇、商船、雪橇和大象完成了环球之旅。长途跋涉的路途中，他什么也没有赢得，只赢得了幸福。你可能会问，幸福是什么？在我看来，福格收获了路路通、费克思和艾达夫人，这就是他的幸福。