AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

CHARACTERS AND

CHARACTERISTICS

Phileas Fogg

Fogg is the main character, a mysterious and rich

man of forty, tall and handsome with light hair and

whiskers. He is never flustered by any event, a

gentleman of the Reform Club of London who is

interested in science and whist. He orders his life

precisely by the clock, and makes a bet with fellow

club members that he can travel around the world in

the least amount of time it takes. He bets half his

fortune on it and takes the other half with him in a

carpet bag, going by train and steamboat around the

world in 80 days. He travels with his French servant

Passepartout and is followed by Detective Fix who

thinks his mysterious fortune was stolen.

Although Fogg appears to be uninterested in other

people, he rescues Princess Aouda in India and

marries her at the end of the journey. He is also

generous to his servant Passepartout and rescues

him several times though it puts his mission in

jeopardy. Fogg is not interested in money but in

knowledge. He is kind, giving money to a poor

woman on the street and even giving money to Fix

who is his enemy. Magnetic and bold, he draws

others to him who help his cause.

Jean Passepartout

Passepartout is the French servant Fogg hires before

they leave London. He is about thirty and single, with

multiple past occupations, such as acrobat, gymnast,

valet, fireman. He is looking for stability in life as the

valet of an English gentleman since the English are

known for their regularity.  He goes through 10

irregular English masters before finding his ideal, Fogg.

Passepartout is an emotional man of simple perception.

He does not comprehend the mind of Fogg, but he is

touched by his integrity and kindness to others, despite

his apparent coldness.

He becomes loyal to Fogg and desires to help him

win the bet, though he often complicates the

journey, such as getting drugged by Fix and not

telling Fogg of the boat schedule change, and not

telling Fogg about Fix. He is offered part of the

reward money by Fix to turn in his master to

Scotland Yard for the robbery, but he refuses to

betray Fogg. He is the one who rescues Princess

Aouda and who detaches the engine from the train

to save it from Indians. In rescuing Passepartout

from Indians, Fogg almost loses the bet.

Detective Fix

Mr. Fix is a detective from Scotland Yard who

believes Fogg is the robber of the Bank of England

and follows him around the world. He wants the

reward money. Fix is a little dense and

unscrupulous in his methods believing he is

righteous in stopping Fogg any way he can, though

he has no proof. Fix is small and nervous with

twitching eyebrows and piercing eyes. He is

intelligent but not wise or intuitive. He goes by his

fixed ideas and is not flexible.