The book Gulliver’s Travels was written by Jonathan Swift, and it tells the story of Gulliver. Gulliver travels to different places like Lilliput (Land of small people), Laputa (a flying island), Brobdingnag (Land of Giants) and many more. Gulliver does research for his book at places like Venice, Turkey, Portugal, England, Barbados etc. Gullive is an Englishman who lives in England most of the time but goes away sometimes on business trips with his wife Mrs Gulliver.
The author Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin on November 30th 1667; he died there 70 years later on October 19th 1745. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin, and became a preacher in the church of Ireland. Gulliver’s Fathers became sick when Gulliver was about six years old, Gulliver had to start working right away, Gulliver did not go to school therefore he didn’t get very good grades.
Gulliver is said to have written part of his book while staying at Moor Park Mansion that belonged to Sir William Temple. Gulliver got married on October 16th 1699 with Mary Burton who died four months later, Gulliver had one daughter named Esther who was born January 1700.
Jonathan Swift started writing A story about Gullahiput in 1713 it took him three years to finish it after many different versions were abandoned; Jonathan Swift published Gulliver’s Travels book on February 26th 1726 Gulliver’s Travels was a huge success Gulliver’s Travels was Gullivers last publication. The book Gulliver’s Travels is usually portrayed as a satire for human nature which Jonathan Swift saw as capitalistic society in the 18th century. Gulliver dies at his daughter’s house in 1745.
Gulliver’s Travels is thus a work of both great complexity and considerable significance. Swift sets Gulliver’s adventures in two distinct worlds: the first, a fantastical world not too different from our own reality, and the second an allegorical representation of England at that time. Gulliver himself—stupid, stubborn Gulliver with his endless blind optimism—istically represents all that Swift loathes about people in general.
Gulliver constantly gets into trouble because he sees only what he wants to see; this leads him to make incorrect assumptions about people or events based on incomplete information, which generally leads him into danger. Gulliver’s faith in human nature is constantly shattered, but he still retains optimism in the basic goodness of human beings. Gulliver, therefore, represents flaws in all men that Swift is criticizing Gulliver for representing. Gulliver’s Travels is thus a comprehensive work of profound insight into human nature and Gulliver himself serves as an effective lens through which to view the issues.
Although Gulliver’s travels might at first seem simple and straightforward, it is actually quite complex and insightful when reading closely. Gulliver himself—stupid, stubborn Gulliver with his endless blind optimism—is used by Swift to symbolically represent all that we dislike about people in general. Gulliver constantly gets into trouble because he sees only what he wants to see, which leads him to make incorrect assumptions about people and events based on incomplete information. Gulliver’s faith in human nature is constantly shattered, but Gulliver still retains optimism in the basic goodness of human beings.
Gulliver, therefore, represents flaws that all men share and Gulliver’s Travels is a comprehensive work of profound insight into human nature as well as Gulliver himself as an effective lens through which to view such issues. Gulliver’s naivety and initial gullibility are later revealed as clever schemes by Gulliver himself after several voyages; critics have read this as an expression of Swift’s own duplicitous manipulation of his audience. In addition to his ironic tone and use of symbolism, Gulliver’s naivety also serves as black humor.
Gulliver’s final disillusionment is meant to be a wake-up call for the reader who might have become too involved with Gulliver himself. Although Gulliver’s Travels appears simple on the surface, it proves upon closer examination to be both complex and insightful. Gulliver represents everything that Jonathan Swift loathes about people in general; Gulliver’s blind optimism leads him into danger because he assumes incorrectly based on limited information. Gulliver seems absurdly optimistic in the basic goodness of all men, but this faith is shattered by what Gulliver learns throughout his voyages.
Gulliver has no illusions about human nature, but Gulliver’s Travels is still an effective lens through which to view the issues. Gulliver’s naive optimism serves as black humor, irony, and symbolism—all of which serve to enhance Gulliver’s Adventures overall impact on the reader. Gulliver is meant to be a wake-up call for readers who have grown too involved in Gulliver himself. Gulliver’s adventures are complex and multi-faceted–representing everything from other books at the time to human nature itself–but Gulliver’s naivety also adds an element of exaggerated farce that makes Gulliver even more absurd and entertaining.
Gulliver, Gulliver’s Travels, and Gulliver himself represent everything from other books at the time to human nature itself. Gulliver’s naivete adds an element of exaggerated farce that make Gulliver even more absurd and entertaining. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a story criticizing government, politics, society’s negative impact on people, religion, etc. Gulliver as a character represents all these things as well as human nature in general. Gulliver has his unique set of flaws which often gets him into trouble making it representative of humans being caught up in their own faults or bad judgment.
Gulliver never truly embodies the worst of Gulliver’s traits, nor does he display all the best. Gulliver’s complex nature is fundamentally human; he is surrounded by others who are themselves neither wholly good nor bad. Gulliver may be an everyman character in some respects, but his experience as an explorer introduces him to people and societies different than those with which he has previously interacted. Gulliver’s experiences witness Swift’s growth as a writer and thinker, for Gulliver himself demonstrates this throughout the work; Swift even modifies Gulliver’s physical appearance to illustrate these gradual changes (Stahl).
