Around the World in 80 Days

“He was now the most beautiful of men to her.”

Phileas Fogg lives his life by a watch until he meets Aouda. Meeting her changes the stakes of the trip entirely.

Passepartout is the heartbeat of the story. His loyalty survives every disaster from drugged pipes to religious riots.

“A true Englishman does not joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager.”

Fogg wins because he stays calm while everyone else panics. He buys a whole steamboat just to keep moving on time.

Fix spends the whole trip chasing a shadow. He misses the real man because he only sees a criminal profile.