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Quote #10
All these events passed before my eyes like minor scenes taking place in the backdrop of the stage. Then against this strange setting Captain Nemo grew out of all proportion. His character was accentuated and took on a superhuman dimension. He was no longer a fellow human, but a marine being, a spirit of the seas. (2.22.37)
All this time away from land and from other human beings doesn't just make Nemo an exile. It turns him into some kind sea creature. Our Captain, having so acclimated to the undersea life, and having been so consumed by his vengeance over all other emotions, becomes a kind of mythic beast: a spirit of the seas.