Question

1. The story told in Around the World in Eighty Days is set the year 1873. It is about a man who makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. How does the historical time period influence the events in the passage? Use evidence from the text to support your response. Your response should be at least one complete paragraph.

Answer 1

Answer:

The story takes place in 1872, at that time it was not possible to travel by plane, only by ship or train which makes the characters in the book see different landscapes and have several adventures during their travels.

Explanation:

"Around the World in Eighty Days" is a book that takes place in 1872 and presents the adventures of Phileas Fogg and his valet during his trips around the world in 80 days.

What makes this story exciting is that there were no planes at that time (planes were created 30 years later), trips had to be made by ship and by train, which made the experience of the book much better. This is because, as the voyages were long, the characters had the chance to obtain various experiences, get to know landscapes, make stories and live a real adventure.

Answer 2

Well airplanes weren't invented yet so that's something