Satire in Gulliver’s Travels Satire is a literary genre of Greek origin (satyr)‚ in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn‚ derision‚ or ridicule. Although satire is usually meant to be funny‚ its purpose is often irony or sarcasm‚ ideally with the intent of shaming individuals‚ religion‚ and communities themselves‚ into improvement. In Gulliver’s Travels‚ satire is shown through narration‚ setting‚ character‚ and plot. Jonathan Swift uses utopia and dystopia as elements of setting‚ and
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Definition and Subject Matter of Sociology The first social scientist to use the term sociology was a Frenchman by the name of Auguste Comte. As coined by Comte‚ the term sociology is a combination of two words. The first part of the term is a Latin‚ socius- that may variously mean society‚ association‚ togetherness or companionship. The other word‚ logos‚ is of Greek origin. Sociology is the scientific or methodical study of society. It is a social science which studies the processes and
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Gulliver’s Travels When I first started reading the book I thought its only purpose was to talk about the political system in England. But after some pages I found that there could be a deeper message concealed‚ between the lines somewhere. The book is divided into four minor novels. The first is about the Lilliputian’s the second about Gulliver visits the giants‚ the third about the flying island and last about Gullivers travels to the land of Houyhnhmland. In the first book Gulliver gets shipwrecked
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Humanity in Gulliver’s Travels Gulliver’s Travels is a satire that attacks the humanity‚ political structures‚ and religion of the 18th century. This is the time that Jonathan Swift wrote this novel. Swifts opinions are seen throughout the novel by symbolism in people‚ places‚ and actions. Each of the four voyages attacks a different negative aspect of that time. Until the end‚ when the Houyhnhnms are introduced‚ all the different creatures he encounters represent characteristics of England
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Gulliver’s travel was one of the famous satirist novels written in 1726 by the most famous satirist in all JOHNATHAN SWIFT.” before understanding the novel and the satire hidden in the novel‚ we can explain the satire as‚ “Satire is a technique employed by writer to expose and criticize the corruption and injustice of an individual and also in the society” Swift wrote a lot of satiric pieces such as “the tale of tub “which is the satire on corruption in religion and learning he also wrote political
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Gulliver’s Travels MA Zhaoxi 41104018 Class 1101 English Department December 21‚ 2013 ＊The Reason Why I Choose the Topic Firstly‚ the story is very intriguing and full of imagination; both adults and children are attracted by its plot. For instance‚ when Gulliver went to the Lilliput‚ he became a giant in Lilliputians’ eyes. He was trapped by them and attacked by the spear which is as the same size as needles. Feeling threaten was disappeared‚ the dwarfs treated Gulliver as a guest
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INTRODUCTION Travel Literature is travel writing of literary value. This genre is also called ‘Travel Record Literature’. Travel literature typically records the experiences of an author touring a place for the pleasure of travel. An individual work is sometimes called a travelogue or itinerary. Travel literature may be cross-culture or transnational in focus‚ or may involve travel to different regions within the same country. Accounts of spaceflight may also be considered travel literature. Literary
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