Character Analysis - Ned Land
Character Analysis Looking for Land Hark, Land, ho! Another meaningful name, eh Mr. Verne? We see what you're doing here. So, Ned Land is a bit of a contradiction. He's a harpooner, a man of the sea, but his name is Land. And he spends most of the book trying to get back onto that dry, dirt-y stuff. While Aronnax aspires to lofty knowledge and greatness and all, Ned's desires are pretty basic. He likes freedom, hunting, and eating what he hunts. As we see early on, Ned classifies fish based ...
