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Gullivers Travel
Gulliver's Travels Jonathan swift

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This movie is a great movie for me because it shows that Gulliver is an educated man by his schooling and apprenticeship, and have a good knowledge of the sea. Because of his attitude many of Lilliputians love Gulliver, I thought from the start that I would hate this movie from the moment I heard and watch this movie. I was wrong because Gulliver's have a good attitude and good humor. From the time that I watch the movie, I was surprise because, I didn't expect that the Lilliputians' are very small people — approximately six inches in height. . Gulliver is treated with compassion and concern. In turn, he helps them solve some of their problems, especially their conflict with their enemy, Blefuscu, an island across the bay from them. Gulliver's falls from favor, however he think a second though to help the Lilliputians'.

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SHARMAINE ARQUISOLA
Adams-3

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MR. JE CLARE F. DELACRUZ
Teacher

October 2012

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Introduction
The story begins with Jonathan Swift's most noted works is Gulliver's Travels. Gulliver's Travels is in fact the only work by Swift known to nearly all English readers. Gulliver's Travels is a narrative fiction and a supreme example of the art of storytelling. Gulliver's Travels concerns society and politics, and of all Swift's writings is the clearest in vision; the most tolerant in mood; the most complete reflection of his political moral; and intellectual outlook upon man as a member of the social order. The travels of Gulliver is also interest in tales and voyage.
The story begins with Captain Gulliver telling his tale. It is done in a narrative form, Gulliver explains in the beginning, to his cousin who was serving as a transcriber and publicist, that his interpretations and changes in the original version would cause uncertainties and differences in that of the actual voyage and happenings. Captain Gulliver is therefore explaining to the reader that all events in

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