Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Chapter 20 summary
Chapter 20 of 46 · Part 1 · 10 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 20, M. Aronnax, Ned Land, and Conseil explore Gilboa Island, gathering plants and hunting animals to supplement their meals aboard the Nautilus. Their pleasure in fresh food and freedom leads to talk of remaining ashore, but a stone lands beside them and abruptly interrupts Ned’s proposal.
What happens
- The companions gather coconuts, roast breadfruit, collect vegetables, and return to the silent Nautilus with provisions.
- At dawn on January 6, they return to the island, where wary kingfishers suggest that humans visit.
- Conseil shoots two pigeons for breakfast, then catches a live bird of paradise made helpless by eating nutmegs.
- Ned kills a hog, and he and Conseil hunt small kangaroos, securing a large supply of meat.
- After dinner ashore, Conseil suggests staying overnight and Ned suggests never returning, but a falling stone interrupts them.
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What to notice
Ned turns enjoyment of the island into a proposal to abandon the vessel. The falling stone immediately interrupts that possibility.
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Why can Conseil catch the live bird of paradise?
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