A Conversation for "Gulliver's Travels": How it Comments on Society
A few ideas....
Maett Started conversation Aug 10, 2001
Although you say you want to refine it, I can't help disagreeing with a few of your comments, and feel you have not included what for me is the highlight of Gullver's Travels:
That Gulliver himself becomes an object of satire. In Brob. Gulliver essentially becomes a Lilliputian - relatively. He takes on their small-mindedness and cannot acknowledge the advantages of B-society.
There is also no mention of the separation between Swift and Gulliver. We assume Gulliver is Swift, but the distinction is less sure when Gulliver starts acting like a fool - demeaning himself and England before the B-royal court.
I wrote an essay which I put on-line: it's at [url removed moderator] if you want to have a look... or if the URL get's deleted I'll put it on My Space if you reply back and ask for it.
I think the main things that's missing is the gradual inclusion of Gulliver himself as a satirical device. Don't forget Gulliver sounds like gull and gullible - and Gulliver is all too easily impressed by characteristics of society that are really q. deplorable.
Hope that helps a little
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