Gulliver's Travels, Part I
As we discussed in class on Thursday, Swift will repeat several motifs in the development of Gulliver's Travels. One thing that Gulliver does in each land is find out about government policies and practices (such as method of governing, governing bodies, warfare, etc.) and then, sometimes explictly and other times implicitly, compare that government with England's.
What comparisons does he make in Lilliput? What is his attitude toward home when he hears about Lilliputian practices?
What comparisons does he make in Lilliput? What is his attitude toward home when he hears about Lilliputian practices?
posted by Dr. Battles at 11:44 AM
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Gulliver states that fraud is permitted and that if your honest in your dealings, it is frowned upon. But in England, if you committed fraud, you were punished and there were laws to that effect. Not in Lilliput. Also that in Lilliput, reward and punishment was actually put in practice even though it is considered part of government in England and seldom considered. I think his attitude was that he was glad to be home and thought that he wouldn't want to travel again so soon, but after finding out that another voyage was going to set sail, he made sure that his family was taken care of in case he found himself in strange circumstances again.
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