GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
1. Who was Jonathan Swift? What is he
best known for?
Jonathan Swift was an author, journalist, and political activist best known for his satirical
novel Gulliver's Travels and for his satirical essay on the Irish
famine, "A Modest Proposal” also known as the dean of St. Patrick's
Cathedral in Dublin.
2.
What literary period does he
represent?
He represents the Neoclassic, where they symbolize the 18th
century of the British society.
3.
Define Satire.
Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing
arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to
ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations,
government or society itself, into improvement. Although satire is usually
meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social
criticism, using wit as a weapon and as a tool to draw attention to both
particular and wider issues in society.
4. Why do you think Swift used this
genre?
I can see that Jonathan Swift used the humus and social criticism to
show us how the society was in that period.
5 5. What do you think Swift's view of
humanity is? Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
He was realistic and sarcastic when he created the Gulliver’s Travel. He
could see how in those days the people were controlled by politics and
religious (do it and don’t ask why).
I agree with Swift in how he sees humanity because we are not open
minded of how politics and religious controlling the society.
6. What do you think the controversy
between the Big-Endians and the Small-Endians represents?
The Small- Endians represents the Church of England and The Big-Endians
represents the Roman Catholicism.
7. What do we learn about the
Lilliputians with the knowledge that they believe no other kingdoms exist
except those of Lilliput and Blefuscu?
What I understand that each country was thinking about one is the best
from the other. They were fighting for lands or other insignificant things that
they couldn't try at least to work each other to defeat real enemies.
8. Why does Gulliver have such a strong
reaction against the Yahoos when he first sees them?
Because he couldn't believe how selfish, irrational, dumb and evil they
were.
9. Who are the Struldbruggs? Are they
happy to have eternal life? Why or why
not?
They are immortal people, always happy and are not afraid of death.
When Gulliver finally leaves the island after helping the two kings make
peace each other. You can see how Gulliver was happy to help and make then see
that due to them they are making a stupid war for nothing and that they should
thing about the happiness of their children.
Here is the movie of the Gulliver's Travels for you all to know about this amazing story:
