Choose to depict one character from Journey to the Center of the Earth: Hans, Harry, or the Professor.
Look for at least five passages from the text that show their character. Organize your passages with a brief explanation of what characteristic it shows.
Example:
Gretchen's feelings toward Harry are lukewarm, but kind . Quotation: "So you have come to meet me," she said; "how good of you. But what is the matter?"
Gretchen's love of adventure shows she would be thrilled to journey underground and is an adventurous person. Quotation: "What a magnificent journey. It is magnificent, splendid."
The Professor's determination to explore the unknown is evident from the start. Quotation: "We shall reach the center of the earth, even if we have to make a hole through the earth to do it."
Hans is a reliable and capable guide, with a stoic personality. Quotation: "Hans went on with an imperturbable gravity that reassured me. He seemed to me a man who would always succeed in everything he undertook."
Harry is quick-tempered and impulsive, but also brave in the face of danger. Quotation: "Harry, who had been watching him, sprang forward the instant that he fell and dragged him back by the feet, just as a huge rock crashed down on the spot where had been standing."
The Professor's logical mind is shown as he approaches the journey scientifically. Quotation: "Before leaving Berlin, I had carefully studied all the documents relating to the equipment of a party of six persons, furnished by a gunmaker of the city..."