The Mysterious Island story
On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his daughter Sonia and her fiancée, engineer Nicolai Roget have designed a submarine which Roget pilots on its initial voyage just before the island is overrun by Baron Falon, despotic ruler of Hetvia. Falon sets out after Roget in a second submarine and the two craft, diving to the ocean's floor, discover a strange land populated by dragons, giant squid and an eerie undiscovered humanoid race.
13 total · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| engaged couple | major | Nikolai Roget and Countess Sonia. |
| fish-like being | major | Andre and the submariners discover a vile race of humanoids inhabiting the sea floor. |
| science for war or peace | major | Andre made a point of saying he built the submarine for peace and not war and had himself buried at see in his submarine so that it could not be used for violence after his death. |
| social oppression | major | Oppression is rife on the island over which Baron Falon rules as a tyrant. Baron Faron conquers Hetvia and oppresses the people. |
| speculative submarine | major | Andre built a super high-tech submarine for the peaceful purpose of exploring the sea. |
| voyage under the sea | major | Andre built a super high-tech submarine for the peaceful purpose of exploring the sea. |
| coping with being tortured | minor | Andre and Countess Sonia mercilessly tortured by Baron Falon in effort to get information. |
| forbidden love | minor | Count Dakkar forbid his daughter Sonia from marrying the common engineer Nikolai. |
| human vs. beast | minor | submarine attacked first by reptile on the sea floor and then by a giant octopus. |
| human vs. captivity | minor | Andre and Countess Sonia held captive by Baron Falon. |