Q2 Blog 2

In my book, The Journey to the Centre of the Earth, it has now began to talk about the role of Alchemists in the sixteenth century.  I found this interesting, because in classes we have been talking about alchemy and the creation of chemistry.  one of the characters, Professor Lidenbrock, listed of some of the major alchemists and explained them. I also thought this was interesting because he was explaining the importance of alchemy in and 1860s point of view and the way he described it is similar to how it was described today.  Theses chapters show how Verne was so "dead on" with his predictions of the future, a major theme in many of his novels.  In the book currently, The professor has discovered a 700 year old book (900 years now) that was written in ancient runic characters in an ancient dialect.  When Axel is conversing with his uncle about the book, shown here  "Does it? Said I, a little roused from my indifference. And is the type good?

Type? Who is talking of type, you poor, ignorant Axel. So ,you suppose this was printed! You ignoramus! (8.)" In this passage, you see the relationship that Axel has with his uncle.  Surprisingly this attack on him did not phase him as much as we in our society would think.