Question

Answer in about 50 words to the question given below:

Compare the characters Passepartout and Detective Fix from the novel ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’.

Answer 1

Passepartout and Detective Fix are contrasting characters in Around the World in Eighty Days. Passepartout, Phileas Fogg’s loyal valet, is adventurous, resourceful, and humorous. In contrast, Detective Fix is determined, suspicious, and persistent, believing Fogg is a criminal. While Passepartout aids Fogg’s journey, Fix tries to obstruct it, creating tension and excitement.