What is the conflict in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Conflict. The conflict of this book is character vs. nature, or the group versus the journey to the center of the Earth. This is because they face many hardships on their way to the center of the Earth, like when Axel is separated from the rest of the group, and when a storm hits while they are on the Lindenbrock Sea.

What did Hans do with Axel?

After taking a wrong turn, they run short of water and Axel nearly perishes, but Hans saves them all by tapping into a subterranean river, which shoots out a stream of water that Lidenbrock and Axel name the “Hansbach” in the guide’s honor.

What was the professor’s major inability?

The professor is unable to understand the rest of the message written in runic characters and realizes that it must be in code. He orders that the doors of his house be locked and that he, Axel and their maid Martha go without food until the message has been deciphered.

Who was Martha in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Victoria Pratt
Plot. Heiress Martha Dennison (Victoria Pratt) seeks out professor Jonathan Brock (Rick Schroder) to help find her husband, Edward, who disappeared four years earlier on an expedition towards the center of the Earth.