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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS CHARACTER

MAIN CHARACTERS

PHILEAS FOGG

Is the hero and leading character in the story

He is introduced as a cautious Englishman whose source of wealth is

a mystery to all.

He is challenged by a fellow member of the Reform Club, Andrew

Stuart, to go around the world in eighty days.

Fogg willingly takes up the challenge.

Characteristic Textual Evidence

A man of forty years old tall man with dark hair and a serious face,

had just turned forty and his hair and

whiskers and started to turn gray(p

1/chap 1)

Wealthy

He is portrayed as a wealthy Englishman

who frequents the Reform Club where he

has most of his meals and spends time

with his club members.

Ive got twenty thousand pounds at the

bank that Im willing to risk as well(p

14/chap 2)

Disciplined /

Meticulous / Detailed / Punctual

There was a strange clock in a corner of the

room. It showed the hours, the minutes, the


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He wants all chores to be carried out in

perfect timing.

seconds, the days, the months, and the

years. Phileas timed his life by this clock(p

2/chapter 1)

Wakes up precisely at eight oclock in themorning and breakfast was to be brought

to him exactly twenty-three minutes later

In fact, a system for everything!(p 7/chap

1)

...Phileas calmly entered the two-day gain in

his diary. He also noted the time and the

number of miles they had travelled. (p 34,

35/ chap 5)

Patient

He does not panic easily if things do not go

his way.

He said quietly, Well, well just have to

take another boat then....(p 78/chap 11)

Now they would be a full day late arriving

in Hong Kong. Phileas was still calm, even

though this delay meant he would surely

lose his bet... (p 67/chap 10)

Determined / Confident

He carries out his tasks confidently.

Today is Wednesday, October 2. I will be

back in this room at eight forty-five p.m. on

Saturday, December 21, or else my money

belongs to you!(p 15/chap 2)

Today is only October twenty-second. The

steamer doesnt leave for Hong Kong until

the twenty-fifth. Well make it to Calcutta

yet(p 43/chap 6)

Practical

He travels light and wants things to be

simple as possible

Were not taking trunks. Just carpetbags

with two shirts and three pairs of socks

each. Well have to buy anything else we

need along the way(p 17/chap 3)


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Generous / Caring

He is generous and is willing to help

anyone.

Phileas paid him and said, Ali, you have

been such a great help to us would you

like to keep Kiouni?(p 53/chap 6)

I shall pay his bail. Then he wont need to

stay in jail. Whats the cost?(p 59/chap 9)

Kind / Considerate

He wants everyone who travels with him

to be comfortable and safe.

Phileas wanted to make sure Aouda was

comfortable and had everything she

needed(p 59/chap 9)

Nonsense, youre not in the way at all. It is

our pleasure to have you along on our trip.

Please book three cabins on the Carnatic

(p 70/chap10)

JEAN PASSEPARTOUT

A newly-hired French butler employed by Phileas Fogg.

His name translates literally to Goes-everywhere.

Somewhat mirrors Foggs characteristics of being precise.


Obedient / Dutiful / loyalPassepartout is an obedient butler who

Passepartout had everything packed byeight oclock. He carefully shut the door to


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wants to do everything right in order to

keep his master happy.

his room and went downstairs to where

Phileas was waiting. (p 18/chap 3)

Passepartout held on tightly to the

carpetbag with monsieurs money. (p

19/chap 3)

Excuse me, sir. Where might I find the

British passport office?He held out apassport that needed to be stamped. The

detective took the passport and asked, Is

this yours? No, sir, Passepartout said.Its the monsieurs my bosss.(p 24/chap

4)

I hope this wont happen again, he said asthey boarded the train. Passepartout hunghis head in shame and promised that it

wouldnt. The last thing he wanted was to

make the monsieur unhappy with him. (p

53/chap 5)

Precise / Confident

Passepartout makes sure that his replies

are correct.

Your watch is slow, Phileas replied.

Pardon me, monsieur, but that isimpossible...(p 3/chap 1)

You havent forgotten anything?Phileasasked. Not a thing, sir, Passepartout said.(p 18/chap 3)

Enthusiastic

Passepartout loves his job and wants to

start his chores immediately and correctly.

Passepartout sets off to explore the house

from top to bottom. (p 6/chap 1)

Perfect! Passepartout thought. Now I can

learn the routine as well. (p 7/chap 1)

Passepartout knew what he should be doing

every second of every day. (p 7/chap 1)

Passepartout said aloud, Well get alongjust in time, Mr Fogg and I. This is just what

I wanted!(p 7/chap 1)

Contented

Passepartout is very happy that he will be

able to please his master.

Passepartout said aloud, ...This is just what I

wanted!(p 7/chap 1)

Once they arrived in Allahabad, Fogg askedPassepartout to run some errands.


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Passepartout was happy to do so. (p 53)

Meticulous/Particular

Passepartout is very precise with his

answers.

What time is it?Phileas asked.Passepartout pulled out his pocket watch

and looked at it carefully. Twenty-twominutes after eleven, sir.(p 3/chap 1)

Appreciative / Grateful

Passepartout is appreciative of all the good

things in his life.

Unlike his boss, Passepartout truly enjoyed

the scenery. He took every chance he could

get to stand on the deck and watch what

passed by. (p 32/chap 5)

The new shoes were Indian slippers

decorated with false pearls. Passepartouthad never owned anything so lovely. (p

41/chap 6)

Passepartout sat back down and looked out

the window. He was amazed to be in India

of all places. (p 41/chap6)

They saw some animals-mainly monkeys-

that Passepartout quite liked. (p 47/chap7)

Passepartout grabbed the mans hand. Hepumped it up and down and said

energetically. Thank you! Thank you! Youare the best of all good fellows!(p 68/chap

10)

... He is not a robber! He is the most

honourable of all men!(p 76)

Inquisitive / Curious

Passepartout asks questions when in

doubt.

Passepartout replied. So this is Egypt?

Indeed it is.

In Africa? he asked. (p 28)

Why, thats exactly where were going!Have you been to India before?(p 33)

Passepartout rushed off the train to see

what was going on. (p 41)

Why, sir! Passepartout said, what on

Earth are you doing here? I left you inBombay, saw you briefly in Calcutta, and


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now here you are on the way to Hong Kong.

Are you making a tour of the world, too?(p

62)

Finally Passepartout asked a ships mate if

he knew where he could find Phileas Fogg.(p 86)

Truthful / Honest

Passepartout is an honest man.

Hes making a tour of the world. ... Yes,

and in eighty days... Passepartout said. (p

29)

The monsieur is a rich man. Hes carrying

a large amount of new bank notes with him

and hell do anything to win.(p 29)

Passepartout always answered honestly,

but he didnt know much. (page 34)

Mr Passepartout, you are charged withillegally entering a temple. These shoes

are the proof that you were indeed there,the judge said.

My shoes! Passepartout said loudly.So you do admit you were there?

Passepartout nodded slowly. (page 58)

Ignorant

Passepartout is ignorant about other

peoples culture.

When the show had passed, Passepartout

found himself drawn to a temple. What he

didnt know was that foreigners wereforbidden from entering these temples. It

was against the law for him to go in!(Page

37)

Quick Thinking

Passepartout is an astute person as he is

quick thinking when it comes to problem-

solving.

Well have to go by foot, Phileas decided.Passepartout looked down at his new shoes.

They would not make a fifty-mile walk. He

looked around him for a minute and then

said, Monsieur, I think I might have foundanother way!(p 43)

Whats that, Passepartout? Phileas said.

An elephant!(p 43)


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Protective

Passepartout is protective toward

mankind and righteousness.

I think youre right, Phileas said. Shemust be a princess. Look at the way she is

dressed. I have twelve hours to spare we

must save her!Agreed! Sir Francis said.

Agreed! Passepartout. (p 49)

When he saw Fix arrested his monsieur,

Passepartout tried to attack the detective in

a rage. (p 130)

Defensive

Passepartout is defensive whenever the

identity of Fogg is being questioned

Passepartouts mouth dropped wide open.

A robber! he said. He is not a robber! He

is the most honorable of all men!(pgs 75-

76)

So now you know my monsieur is an honest

man, Passepartout said. And youve givenup this crazy idea that he is the bank

robber?(p 97)

No, we are not friends. But we can be allies.I should warn you, though. I will wring your

neck at the first sign of you acting up like

you did in Hong Kong!(p 97)

Kind

Passepartout is so kind that he does not

want to hurt anyone, if possible.

The poor girl lay on the bed. She looked

half-dead. Passepartout carefully picked her

up.

(p 51)

Watchful / Vigilant

Passepartout is always vigilant. He is alert

to what is happening around him.

As the days passed, Passepartout began to

think it was quite strange that he should

keep running into Mr Fix. At once,

Passepartout had a chilling thought. He

must be following us!

Thats it!Passepartout thought. He must be

a spy sent from the Reform Club. And my

monsieur is such an honest man thats justterrible!(p 63)

About halfway through the twelve-day trip,

the weather turned. The sea started to roll

heavily as a storm brewed. The ship fellbehind schedule. This upset Passepartout,


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but Phileas Fogg remained calm. (p 65)

Has a strong conscience

Passepartout is troubled when he

commits an offence.

Passepartout hung his head in shame and

promised that it wouldnt. The last thing he

wanted was to make the monsieur unhappywith him. (p 38)

Mr Passepartout, you are charged withillegally entering a temple. These shoes are

the proof that you were indeed there, thejudge said.

My shoes!Passepartout said loudly.

So you do admit you were there?

Passepartout nodded slowly. (p 50)

With a heavy heart, Passepartout followed

his monsieur. He did not enjoy having his

boss spent money on mistakes that he had

made. (p 60)

That might cause problems between Phileas

Fogg and the last thing Passepartout

wanted to do was cause the monsieur more

trouble!

(p 64)

Trustworthy

Passepartout is trustworthy. Anyone can

rely on him to do something properly.

Passepartout held on tightly to the

carpetbag with monsieurs money. (p 18)

Phileas booked rooms for them at the Club

Hotel. They would stay there until they

boarded the steamer tomorrow... With that

taken care of, he left Aouda with

Passepartout to keep her company and set

off to find her cousin JeejahJeejeebhoy. (p

69)

Fix decided that now was the right time to

tell Passepartout everything. He knew it

was the only way to keep Phileas Fogg in

Hong Kong until the warrant arrived. He

asked the butler if he wanted to share a

meal with him and the two went into a

small restaurant near the wharf. (p 72)

Stay! What I have to say concerns MrFogg. Fix placed his hand on


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Passepartouts arm and said quietly,Youve guessed who I am?

Passepartout smiled. I have indeed.(p 73)

Then you must know that my job involves a

lot of money, Fix said. Im willing to giveyou some if youll keep Mr Fogg in HongKong. Dont tell him about the ship.(p 73)

Not tell him! Thats going too far, sir. I

thought the members of the Reform Club

were honest men.(p 73)

Detective Fix

a short man with small eyes and bushy eyebrows that twitched constantly(Chapter 4)


Observant

It was his job to watch every single

passenger that landed on Suez. He was to

report anyone who looked like he might be

the robber.

(p 21)

Intuitive

One has a scent of them a sixth sense that

combines hearing, seeing and smelling!Thats how it can tell.(p 22)


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The wink confused Fix. Did it mean that

Passepartout knew he was a detective? Had

he been found out? (p 66)

Inquisitive / Curious

He was curious about the gentleman who

had sent his butler to get his passport

stamped

(p 24)

Persistent / Determined ... he had made a promise to himself that he

wouldnt give up. He would do his duty to

make sure he caught the robber... Fix had tokeep his mind on his task. (p 81)

He thought he had found a sure-fire way of

keeping Phileas in India until he could get

the proper arrest warrant(p 59)

Your master is a robber. He has stolen a

great deal of money from the Bank of

Englandand Ive been sent to get it back(p

74)

Fix decided to follow Phileas until the bitter

end (p 96)

Materialistic

Then you know that my job involves a lot of

money, Fix said. Im willing to give you

some if you keep Mr.Fogg in Hong Kong.(p

73)

As for Fix, everytimePhileas paid for

something, he saw his reward fading away.

After all, the money he was spending

belonged to the bank. The more money the

robber spent, the less he had to give back to

the bank.

(p 124)


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Aouda

A rich Indian merchant rescued by Phileas Fogg and Passepartout from agroup of bandits.

Later, she shares the adventures of the two men.


Grateful / Appreciative That would be appreciated, Aouda said

quietly. Thank you again for all your

kindness.(p 55)


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Honest During the first few days of the trip, Aouda

spent much of her time getting to know

Phileas and Passepartout. She told them her

life story. Her father had been a very

wealthy merchant who dealt in cotton. They

had lived a wonderful life until he ran intotrouble with the bandits. Then she told them

about her cousin, JeejahJeejeebhoy, who

lived in Hong Kong.

(p 61)

Well, Aouda said, if youll have me asyour wife, Ill be yourfamily. We can face

the future together.(p 139)

I think I should ask the question, she said.Now that you are rich again, would you

still like to marry me?(p 143)

Caring / Considerate But Passepartout, Aoudasaid. Whats

become of him? We need to find him.(p

79)

Meanwhile, Phileas and Aouda went to the

police station to try to find Passepartout.

They left a sum of money with the police sothey could search for Passepartout. (p 80)

Once they determined that it was safe,

Aouda, Phileas, and Fix got off the train and

stood on the platform. Where is

Passepartout? Aouda cried. Hes not here!(p 111)

Phileas tried to comfort her, but he knew

what she and Fix were thinking Passepartout had been taken by the

bandits! Aouda started to weep. (p 112)

Phileas went to bed that night with a heavy

heart. Aouda did, too. She felt so bad for the

kind man who had rescued her. But she

didnt know what she could do to help him

now.

(pgs 136 and 137)

Persistent Aouda rushed out of the station. She asked


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who worked for the Bank ofEngland. (p 9)

Stephenson Practical Anyway, I dont see how

youre going to find the manyoure looking for with thedescription you have of him.He could be anyone.(p 22)

He looks and acts like aperfectly honest man. (p 27)

Sir Francis Cromary Adventurous / Courageous We should move our campcloser to them. That way wecan see what theyre doing.

(p 50)

Ali, The Guide AlertThankful / Appreciative

Quickly, we must hide. Heled Kiouni off the trail so thepeople who were comingcouldnt see them(p 48)

That is so kind of you. I cantbelieve it!(p 54)

The Bandits(India)

Violent / Brutal They must have capturedher for the ransom her familywould pay to get her back(p 50)

The bandits chased themthrough the woods. Arrowswhizzed by their heads(p51)

My family has all been killedby the bandits. They wouldhave killed me, too(p 55)

Captain Bunsby SkilfulHow the skilled hands ofBunsby and his crew keptthe boat moving was acomplete mystery(p 83)

Mr.Batulcar Kind Well, thats good enough forme. Youre hired!(p 91)


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Colonel Proctor DeterminedStrong

I think we have a chance ofgetting over if we push thetrain to its top speed(p 105)

had a very strong punchand knocked a few of thebandits out with his barehands!(p 110)

Outlaws(America)

Violent a gang of close to onehundred man had attackedthe train They were armedwith guns and wore

handkerchiefs over theirfaces... had taken over theengine car and knocked theengineer out cold(p 109)

three bandits ganging upon the poor conductor(p110)

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