Jonathan Swift was a caustic satirist. In the first two parts of “Gulliver’s Travels,” the satirical elements play second fiddle to the narrative. On the other hand, satire dominates the third part, and is the smallest part of the narrative. Quick George I, king of Great Britain, and Walpole his minister. It also directs the […]
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Are we rational? In Book IV of Gulliver’s Travels, Gulliver sure seems to think not, nor does the Houyhnhnm society in which the traveler finds himself living for years. In the most curious of circumstances, Gulliver finds himself in a place where he is thrust upon living amid a land where his fellow bipeds are […]
The fourth passage of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels is easily read as an indictment of the human species because of its obvious satire towards the Yahoos, but a careful reading of the text reveals that the satirical speed is towards Gulliver and the Houyhnhnms, and Gulliver. The idealized view of Houyhnhnms rational approach to living […]
Gulliver’s Travels is a funny family movie starring Jack Black as Gulliver. Written by Joe Stillman and Nicholas Stoller. Movie Quotes in Warning (These two Gulliver’s Travels quotes from the exchange where Jack Black gives Jason Segel advice to move on. He wants a girl.) Black Jack as Gulliver: I’ve never told you before, but […]