Characters and Types
Settings and Significance
Plot, and the Parts
Conflict
Trivia
100

This character is a clownfish who embarks on a journey to find his son, Nemo.

Marlin, the Protagonist 

100

This location is where Marlin and Nemo live, and it’s the setting for the start of their journey.

Great Barrier Reef

100

This happens to Nemo, which leads Marlin to embark on his long journey across the ocean.

Nemo being captured by Sea Divers


100

This is the primary internal conflict Marlin struggles with throughout the film.

Marlin’s fear of losing his son, Nemo, again

100

This movie studio produced Finding Nemo and also brought us Toy Story and Monsters, Inc..

Pixar Animation Studios

200

This forgetful fish suffers from short-term memory loss but helps Marlin on his adventure.

Dory, the Confidant 

200

The dentist’s office in this city is where Nemo is taken after being captured.

Sydney

200

In this part of the movie, Marlin faces his greatest fear while swimming through the dangerous waters.

Swimming through (over) the trench. 

200

The external conflict in Finding Nemo involves Marlin trying to save Nemo from this.

being held captive in a fish tank

200

This character, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, has become an iconic figure due to her personality and role in the movie.

Dory

300

This group of fish in the fish tank in the dentist’s office form a plan to help Nemo escape.

The Tank Gang


300

This underwater ecosystem is where Dory and Marlin meet the sea turtles.

East Australian Current (EAC)

300

Marlin and Dory come across this giant sea creature, which helps them on their journey but also poses a challenge.

A whale


300

Marlin’s initial reluctance to trust others and take risks represents this kind of emotional conflict.

Marlin’s overprotectiveness

300

What are the details of the escape plan in the office? 

Make the tank dirty, be put into bags, move in the bags out the window, across the street, and into the ocean. 

400

This character is a vegetarian and opens the protagonists' eyes to parenting. 

Crush the Sea Turtle

400

This is where the sharks have their meeting. 

Sunken Sumbarine


400

Nemo escapes from the dentist's office with the help of this, which is a plan to make the dentist think the fish are dead.

Playing Dead 

400

Marlin and Dory face this oceanic hazard that presents a major obstacle during their journey to find Nemo.

sharks

400
This character gives instructions to Marlin and Dory, but Marlin can't understand.

Squirt

500

This character is a deuteragonist who assists Marlin and Dory despite the inherent danger this animal possesses toward fish. 

Nigel the Pelican


500

The place where Marlin and Nemo’s reunion occurs, and where Nemo learns to be brave.

The Sydney Bay

500

What is the moment of final suspense, and what does the protagonist learn?

When Nemo goes back into the net to tell the fish to swim. Marlin learns to let go.


500

This moment in the movie represents the conflict where Marlin learns to let go and trust Nemo.

Nemo proves he can be brave by saving the fish and Dory

500

This is the address of the dentist's office.

P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney