GULLIVER'S TRAVELS BY JONATHAN SWIFT
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS BY JONATHAN SWIFT
Gulliver's Travels is a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift, featuring Lemuel Gulliver's voyages to fantastical lands: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and Houyhnhnm Land. Written in prose and divided into four parts, the novel critiques human nature, society, and politics, using exaggeration to highlight human folly, symbolism to represent pride and reason, and irony to expose the absurdity of societal customs.
This module focuses specifically on Part One - A Voyage to Lilliput, covering the main characters, setting, synopsis, themes, conflicts, point of view, moral lessons, and important passages from this part only.
Main Characters
Main Characters
Lemuel Gulliver - Ship's surgeon and protagonist; becomes a giant in Lilliput
The Lilliputians - Tiny people, about six inches tall; proud, petty, and politically divided
Emperor of Lilliput - Ruler who tests Gulliver and represents authority and politics
Flimnap - Treasurer and court official; involved in political rivalries and plots
The Blefuscudians - People of Lilliput's rival island, representing opposing political views and conflicts.