Gulivers travels analysis
Gulivers travels analysisGulliver’s Travels Analysis
In Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Swift uses satire to tell a tale of Gulliver going on voyages in strange lands and meeting a variety of different characters. Jonathan Swift’s was one of the greatest satirists ever. In this book he uses satire to demonstrate English politics by using the citizens of Lilliput.
Gulliver’s first adventure takes place in Lilliput. Gulliver gets shipwrecked and finds himself tied down by a considerable number of little people called Lilliputians. The Lilliputians stood only six inches high. During this time Swift recognized that England was also small in stature but was dominant force and had a great influence in Europe. England, despite its small size, had the potential to defeat any nation that might try to conquer them. Swift relates this situation with the Lilliputians. They only stood six inches tall but had the power to take on the, “Man-Mountain”, Gulliver. The ability of the Lilliputians to capture someone ten times their size can be seen as increasing their strength as a small nation, such as England. Which in time will allow it to remain a great and powerful country.
Swift’s personal life was shown when Queen Anne represented the Lilliputian Empress. She was responsible for blocking Swift’s advancement in the Church of England because she was offended by his writing. Swift in Gulliver Travels had Gulliver urinate on the Empress’ room when it caught on fire. Gulliver’s urination on the palace offended the Lilliputians and thought that they where insignificant. Even though Gulliver’s urination intends to prevent a disaster, it also gives Gulliver the...
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