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Around the World in Eighty Days, , , , BRAINSTORMING (A1) - CHARACTER [PAGE 201], Brainstorming (A1) - Character | Q 1 | Page 201, , Which one among the following is not a major character of the novel? Justify., (Select the correct one), , Phileas Fogg, , Aouda, , James Strand, , aeoe, , Jean Passepartout, Solution: c. James Strand, , He is the robber, who had robbed the Bank of England and was arrested three days, before Fogg’s mistaken arrest. Though the pursuit of Fogg as “the robber” is one the, sub-plots, James is only mentioned in the novel at the time of his arrest. Thus, he is not, a major character., , Brainstorming (A1) - Character | Q 2 | Page 201, , Complete the table highlighting the various traits of the major characters in the, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , extract., , Phileas Fogg, , Aouda, , Passepartout, , Detective Fix, , Solution:, , Phileas Fogg precise, honest, intelligent, courageous, eccentric, exact,, fastidious, tranquil, phlegmatic, honourable, punctual,, generous, forgiving, helpful, altruistic, determined,, composed, confident, impassible, heroic., , Aouda honest, loyal, charming, beautiful, grateful, self-respecting,, caring, kind, intuitive, perceptive., , Passepartout faithful, loyal, endearing, warm, humorous, brave,, innocent, clever, energetic, gullible, reliable, honest,, honourable, economical, diligent, hard-working, rueful, , Detective Fix dutiful, determined, sneaky, self-aware, regretful, , , , , , , , , , Brainstorming (A1) - Character | Q 3| Page 201, , Phileas Fogg is as cool as a cucumber whereas Passepartout is as crazy as a loon., Explain the statement by citing some references from the extract., Solution:, , Passepartout’s personality is completely opposite to Fogg’s. While Fogg is serious and, meticulous, Passepartout is comical and clumsy. Fogg is worldly, rational, and capable, of making informed decisions after carefully studying any situation, while Passepartout, is naive, gullible, and tends to get carried away on occasion. This is evident when he is, easily manipulated by Fix into hiding Fix’s true motives which result in the arrest of Fogg, at Liverpool.