"The world is smaller." (Verne, p.4)
Phileas Fogg, a rich man, was thinking about travelling around the world in 80 days with a bet. At first, no one of his friends believed his idea but he realized with his companies. The sentence above is the expression compared with "the world is very big. The robber can hide anywhere." (p.4) It means that a bank robber can hide around the big world but now there are railways so the police can arrest easily.
After reading this book, I found that because of not only the development of vehicles but also Phileas's nice negotiating skill and kindness, he became successful. He is so tolerant that he took some people needed help to his trip.
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Reference
Verne, Jules. (2008). Around the World in Eighty Days. Oxford, England: Macmillan Publishers Limited.
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