John Bunsby Character Analysis in Around the World in Eighty Days

The owner of the Tankadere pilot-boat. Phileas Fogg gives John Bunsby £200 to take him, Aouda, and Detective Fix from Hong Kong, China to Yokohama, Japan on the Tankadere. Bunsby routes them to Shanghai, China instead, since the American steamer they want to take to San Francisco starts out there. They are caught in a violent storm at sea that delays them and only make it onboard the steamer because Bunsby is willing to send out a distress signal.

John Bunsby Character Timeline in Around the World in Eighty Days

The timeline below shows where the character John Bunsby appears in Around the World in Eighty Days. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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Fogg catches the attention of a pilot-boat owner named John Bunsby and offers him £200 if he can get them to Yokohama before the American steamer... (full context)

Detective Fix joins Fogg and Aouda on John Bunsby’s pilot-boat, the Tankadere, to Shanghai. At Fogg’s urging, Bunsby drives the boat as quickly as... (full context)

...they will be reunited with “the worthy fellow” in Yokohama. As they approach Shanghai, however, Bunsby warns them that they are about to face a squall. He struggles to drive through... (full context)

Aouda tells Passepartout how she, Fogg, Detective Fix, and John Bunsby caught the attention of the American steamer and boarded it for Yokohama. Having failed to... (full context)