It's been a while since I've read the book and I don't really a lot of the context, so just from this passage I would say it says he notices nice houses and other people's wealth and maybe envies them a little bit. (although you don't get that explicitly from this passage.)
Answer:
Hi!
The answer is <em>an astute observer</em>.
Explanation:
In chapter 10 part 1, we learn more about Pierre Aronnax, and most specifically, that he's an astute observer. This can be seen in many instances, one of them being when Pierre shares that his attitude about God and science is that everything begins with God as Creator.
The issues would be that people want to change others cultures and, like in the Aztec culture (when there was Aztecs),the religion is too harsh and you were killed if you didn't accept their culture. <span />
