Gulliver's Traveler

Gulliver's Traveler

  • Submitted By: sikmokil
  • Date Submitted: 12/24/2008 10:15 AM
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When people read 'Gulliver's Travels', they might focus on ventures to weird countries only, but we have got to think about criticism and satire of our human beings' society which lies hidden in the story. First of all, Gulliver's experiences in Lilliput show that the satire about prejudice and falsehood consciousness of people. Gulliver did not cause any damage to Lilliput except only one thing that the quantity of food he ate was a lot. But as the time went he was got jealous by black politicians and the King of Lilliput who only try to fill in their selfish desire. One day when the palace got fired, because of one thing that he did even make their palace safe as putting out the fire by staling, he was raised in justice that was so unreasonable. If Gulliver did not pee in that circumstance, it was an obvious fact that the palace burned out so that the Queen might be dead or seriously injured. The people who follow empty formalities and vanity like black politicians and the King ought to be criticized enough. The second part of the story which was held in Brobdingnag also has got strong criticism consciousness. Gulliver was treated as a way of playing and earning money so as showing this the writer tried to criticize material astrosphere trillion of modern people. Also, it could be seen a section of life contempt tendency in regard as simply play divination without treating Gulliver with respect. For many people the last part which Gulliver was placed in Huinum was the most interesting one, I guess. Huinum is a country of horses which are very rational and intelligent, and real human beings like Gulliver are called Yahoo and treated as uncivilized living things in that country. When Gulliver met Huinum firstly he thought they are so strange and weird, but as the time had gone, he was charmed by Huinum's wonderful life. They were very nice to Gulliver without any falsehood and cheat, and as he had seen how great they are he thought that this world is the ideal...

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