How do the strengths and weaknesses of the various characters interact and contribute to their ultimate success in surviving? How are the values of community and cooperation depicted?

Analyze Cyrus’s character and his role as a leader in the text. What does Verne suggest makes a good leader? Are there any examples of poor leadership in the text?

What is the role of nature and the island setting in The Mysterious Island? How do they help to illustrate characterization and/or the novel’s key themes and ideas?