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Unknown Creatures in Today's Society (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Unknown Creatures in Today's Society (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Gulliver being found by tiny people that have this whole civilization and being treated with respect and caution shows how Modern Humans would react if, say, an alien landed on our planet. We would be extremely cautious but also treat the creature with respect because it's in our human nature. - Wes

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The intro paragraphs give you a short summary of what happens in the chapter and prepares you for what's going to happen next. It helps the reader understand the chapter and get a better grasp on it. It also can include some foreshadowing that would cause the reader to be interested in what happens next. - Wes

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Use of Semicolons on Page 29 (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Use of Semicolons on Page 29 (Chapter 1 & 2)

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The use of semicolons when he first wakes up from the ship wreck shows that he's in a constant state of alertness due to the new environment he finds himself in. It helps set the mood of caution without directly saying it is a cautious situation. "I knew their numbers were greater; (...) like people at work;" - Wes

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Argument Around Social Class (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Argument Around Social Class (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Although this story may not be about social class, it can be related to it with the little people and Gulliver being a larger being. The little people caring for him and also being cautious can symbolize the difference between the poor and the rich, Gulliver being the rich, and the little people being the poor. An argument you can derive from this would be that people who are richer are usually treated with respect by the poor, even when they are strangers. - Wes

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Jonathan Swift uses a large variety of diction and sophisticated use of words to mock the stories of people going on voyages and discovering something amazing, creating a satire of your stereotypical travel literature. This would have a heavy impact during this time because everyone was traveling and discovering new lands, which encouraged new literature surrounding travels. - Wes

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Asterisks Explaining Words (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Asterisks Explaining Words (Chapter 1 & 2)

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The asterisks and/or crosses helps the reader have a better grasp of what the writer is talking about. It also signifies that this novel is sophisticated in how it is written, because most of the time, notes are written when most people don't know what something means.
- Wes

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The first two chapters can symbolize an example of an immigrant, Gulliver being the one who has immigrated and the little people being the nation. This is because the natives look at Gulliver as different and treat him differently than their own citizens, which happens in today's society. You could compare Gulliver to some who is British immigrating to the U.S, because those who are British are seen as more sophisticated and almost royalty. If the little people treated Gulliver violently, it would be like an immigrant coming from Mexico or the Middle East. - Wes

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You can connect these country shows of the little people back to the Olympics or other sport that gets a lot of media attention. This is because they receive rewards and are treated with utmost respect when they do the best out of everyone, just like modern sports. It also shows how society favors them over almost any other citizen.
- Wes

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This invasion relates back to real humans and their natural instinct to insight war on other countries, groups, tribes, etc. I feel like Jonathan included this on purpose to make the political parties of England, like the Whigs, look bad for creating unnecessary wars.
- Wes

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No beggars -> A Modest Proposal (2nd Section)

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No beggars -> A Modest Proposal (2nd Section)

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In Chapter 6, Jonathan Swift notes how the little people have no beggars because of the way that the poor are treated in society. This is a direct reference to A Modest Proposal, where he satirically supports the beggars and wants something to be fixed that will keep them from begging for money.
- Wes

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The Language of the Little People (Chapter 1 & 2)

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The Language of the Little People (Chapter 1 & 2)

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The language that the little people used in the first 2 chapters expressed the fact that they are foreign, not people that Gulliver knows. If the author used English, he wouldn't have been as confused or uncomfortable as he was. This can be related to Alien movies, where they are able to speak English, making the citizens of the world be more comfortable with Aliens because they are familiar with the language. - Wes

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Insecurities of Human Race (2nd Section)

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Insecurities of Human Race (2nd Section)

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This book relates back to real life and natural insecurities of the human race. This is because of the Little People giving Gulliver no mercy (Punishment for peeing on important building) and being extremely cautious around him because they are insecure about something they don't know about. If a giant was found in the American Society, everyone would be insecure and frightened just like the Little People, revealing the Human Race's natural insecurities. The same would happen if, say, an alien touched down on Earth. We wouldn't be casual and think it's normal, we would be insecure about what would happen and keep the alien under tight restrictions.
- Wes

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When Gulliver is tied up and brought to the land of the little people, some of councils bring up their concerns about the giant man and suggest courses of action their people should take to rid of Gulliver. This social commentary holds true even to this day. A big component of the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump surrounded immigration policy and border security. Like the councils, there are some American citizens who look at certain types of people as a threat to their safety. This is why Trump's insistence on increased border security was such a popular and widely discussed issue. - Ian

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Jonathan Swift uses a lot of long sentences when describing the details of how the little people act and what they do for a living. He also uses them when he thinks back to his past, mostly because when you think, you think at a constant rate, never stopping. Therefor, these long sentences signify thought within Gulliver as well as describing things in large detail. - Wes

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Using Little People instead of Normal People (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Using Little People instead of Normal People (Chapter 1 & 2)

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The use of little people compared to normal people emphasizes further that these people are different than Gulliver, and is a great way to show how foreigners are treated. If he used normal people, the people on the island wouldn't be that dramatic because they probably would have viewed Gulliver as a normal citizen of their society. - Wes

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Inflation of Egg in Chapter 4 (2nd Section)

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Inflation of Egg in Chapter 4 (2nd Section)

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In chapter 4, Jonathan discusses how someone had cut themselves when breaking open their egg, which caused a law of some sort to be issued where you must break an egg from the small end. This caused lots of people to get mad, surprisingly, and it reminds me of how much people blow small things out of proportion in arguments. I think Jonathan did this to call out political parties.
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Italics for Unknown Words for the Reader (2nd Section)

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Italics for Unknown Words for the Reader (2nd Section)

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Jonathan Swift uses italics to help the reader better understand the sophisticated language that the author is using, one word being "glumgluffs," which is obviously a word that the reader wouldn't necessarily understand. He puts it in italics to signify that the reader may not understand it, adding to the effect of his satirical novel. This also creates a parody of actual adventuring novels because they typically use weird words that most people don't understand. - Wes

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Jonathan Swift uses the asterisks to define terms that relate back to politics in the real world. He uses these words in the society of the Little People, referencing one person who doesn't agree with him in the real world, and also disagreeing with him and the little people in the book. It's used to give a little more meaning to his satire in the real world. - Wes

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Gulliver's grand size in comparison to the Lilliputians is meant to symbolize a divide in power and a fear of those greater than us. In the beginning of part one, the guards chained Gulliver up upon first encounter. And in chapter seven, Gulliver over hears the officials' plans to kill him. This is to symbolize our human instinct to rid of those who scare us instead of trying to co-exist in harmony. - Ian

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Early on in chapter one of "Part One," Gulliver prides himself on his vast knowledge of language and strength of memory. Soon after words, Gulliver is thrust in a new environment where previous memory of languages would prove ineffective. This form of foreshadowing allows the reader to draw conclusions to how Gulliver may be feeling with a group of little people he cannot communicate verbally with. - Ian

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Jonathan repeatedly says "To the reader," or something to that degree in which he describes in much detail of what is happening. I feel like he does this to make other adventure books look bad because they typically explain what goes on in a lot of detail. I feel like he also does it to get his point across to the reader and get their attention.
- Wes

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Jonathan Swift repeatedly makes Gulliver ask for liberty from the little people, and discusses even further in Chapters 3 and 4 about his liberties and how important they are. The fact that he keeps mentioning liberty makes me think that he doesn't have very much liberty in England. - Wes

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Little People and Flat Earth in Chapter 6 (2nd Section)

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Little People and Flat Earth in Chapter 6 (2nd Section)

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Jonathan Swift makes the little people believe that the Earth is flat, because it's the most cliche thing that Natives or nomads believe. He does this because it mocks the ways other people write adventuring/traveling books, where they usually say that the nomads/Natives believe that the Earth is Flat. He may also be referencing people in society that think that the Earth is flat still because they aren't accepting Science. - Wes

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Treatment of Criminals in Chapter 7 (2nd Section)

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Treatment of Criminals in Chapter 7 (2nd Section)

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The little people punish Gulliver for "Public Urination" by saying they would gouge his eyes out and starve him to death instead of making him server time in prison. This can be relating to outrageous punishments for small things, like smoking/owning Marijuana, where you can spend decades in jail. This also causes Gulliver to switch sides and go to the other civilization that the little people are at war with.
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Gulliver's Willingness to Fit In (2nd Section)

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Gulliver's Willingness to Fit In (2nd Section)

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Basing this off of Ian's, it is really clear that Gulliver is trying to do all he can to fit in, trying to learn the culture of the people who threatened to kill him. This willingness of Gulliver backfired later on because they wanted to execute him for peeing on a building to stop a fire. I feel like humans have a natural tendency to try and fit in and be willing to learn a new culture because of natural curiosity. - Wes

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The sophisticated nature of the author's writing can make very simple concepts harder to comprehend than really necessary. To me, a good author can make their story engaging while still being accessible to most all people. I understand Gulliver seems to be a very sophisticated man and so his internal monologue should thus reflect such, but sometimes it comes off as a tad much. I get that's kinda the whole point of the satire, but it doesn't make it any easier for me to read. - Ian

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Use of Simile on Page 28 (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Use of Simile on Page 28 (Chapter 1 & 2)

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The use of simile when Gulliver is shot with a volley of arrows, again to speak about the size and insignificance of the Lilliputians, says they quote " pricked me like so many needles;" - Connor

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Jonathan Swift uses absurdity and other blown out of proportion events to view real world situations in a new light. For example, Jonathan Swift writes about Gulliver's impossible discovery of a civilization of little people that tie him up and treat him like an alien. At face value, this seems like a fictional absurdity with no real connection to reality. But as the reader continues, they begin seeing parallels to this absurd tale being told and modern society. - Ian

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Something worth noting that I just picked up on: Jonathan Swift is the same author of "A Modest Proposal." I don't know if that was made known in class and I didn't pick up on that, but it's important to know considering "A Modest Proposal" also relied heavily on satirical devices to make a statement. - Ian

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The written language in the book is dated to the reader, which helps portray the time of the settings and type of characters in the story. The travel narrative is appropriate for the type of person Gulliver is. - Ian

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In chapter two of "Part One," the officers confiscate a number of Gulliver's ordinary possessions. Despite Gulliver's items carried on his person holding no threat to anyone, the officers take them anyway to feel a sense of high importance to what their doing. This is a satire to humans of their high-ego minded self-perception of themselves. - Ian

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First Person Perspective (Chapter 1 & 2)

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First Person Perspective (Chapter 1 & 2)

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The decision to tell the story from the first person perspective of Gulliver is significant to the reader's ability to pick up on satirical elements used throughout the book. - Ian

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I wonder about the author's decision to tell such a fictional story as he did. He could have easily changed some details (such as little people) to portray the same message in his writing. Did he want people to make the connection on their own? Does telling such an outlandish story run the risk of some not making the connection? Maybe, or maybe not. - Ian

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Use of Simile on Page 34 (Chapter 1 & 2)

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Use of Simile on Page 34 (Chapter 1 & 2)

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The use of simile when some of the small natives sticks a spear in Gulliver's nose, and it quote "tickled his nose like a straw" shows just how tiny and insignificant these people are that the spear, a deadly weapon to them, is comparable to a mere straw of wheat. - Connor

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In chapter 3, rope dancers compete for employment in the government by performing a dance on thin threads for the amusement of the Emperor. The dancer with the highest jump earns a spot in office, despite the competition having little to do with government. They literally have to jump through hoops to earn a spot in office. Jonathan Swift is using parody incongruity to mock political elections and how a politicians qualifications for a government position has little to do with their readiness for the job but instead how well they can entertain its country's citizens. - Ian

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Especially when Gulliver has shipwrecked does this book use a lot of describing and imagery to more effectively describe the events, like on page 30 describing the food they give Gulliver, or better yet, page 37 when describing the Emperors appearance. - Connor

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Despite regaining his "freedom," the Lilliputians only unshackle Gulliver after he agrees to be used in times of war, help with construction, and other forms of enslavement to the Lilliputian people. This form of irony (that freedom of the shackles could only be obtained with more obligations set in place) is used to argue that as long as society remains as is, people will never get a taste at true freedom. Gulliver was captured, enslaved, and forced to used as a weapon of war and a tool for construction. This does not look like freedom. - Ian

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Use of Parody and Inflation (2nd Section)

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Use of Parody and Inflation (2nd Section)

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Part one of Gulliver's Travel serves as a parody of England during the time period this book was written in. Similar to the country of the Lilliputians, England was a small country that held a lot of power due to its formidable fleet. Jonathan Swift criticizes England using inflation to show its power-hungry tendencies through the country of the Lilliputians. - Ian

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As Wesley mentioned, inflation was used in chapter four of part one. A law was put in place requiring citizens to cut eggs in a specific manner after someone cut themself from the shell. In light of this news, people went out of their ways to break this law in protest. Swift is making the argument that people don't like to be told what to do and how to live their life. Whether it's about little things, such as cracking an egg, or more controversial things, such as smoking weed. People want the freewill to do as they please. - Ian

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The law regulating how eggs should be cracked is also a satire on lawmakers. Swift believes the government goes to extremes over the littlest things in an effort to make sure no one gets hurt. Ultimately though, it only leads to retaliation and frustration and no real resolution is made. - Ian

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Like Wesley says in describing the Mock Epic/Mock Heroic of the book, Gulliver's Travels creates a satire of your stereotypical travel literature, by mimicking their use of sophisticated words - Connor

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in page 83, Gulliver is called an encumbrance (burden) to both Blefuscu and Lilliput, then on page 84, he talks about there gracious protection - Connor

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The sophisticated language swift uses throughout the book plays a role in the satire - Connor

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On page 63, Swift uses his elevated diction and word choice to describe Gulliver putting out a house fire by urinating on it. - Connor

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On page 63, Swift describes Gulliver putting out a house fire by urinating on it. I know i already mentioned this but I think this part uses both satirical devices - Connor

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Ravioli ravioli, give me the formioli. Ravioli ravioli, give me the formioli. Ravioli ravioli, give me the formioli. Ravioli ravioli, give me the formioli. Ravioli ravioli, give me the formioli. - Ian

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Gulliver's Interest in the Lilliputians (2nd Section)

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Gulliver's Interest in the Lilliputians (2nd Section)

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It's interesting how willing Gulliver is to learn and adapt to the Lulliputians' language and ways of living despite his initial encounter with them being less than ideal. - Ian

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We're no strangers to love. You know the rules and so do I. A full commitment's what I'm thinking of. You wouldn't get this from any other guy. I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling. Gotta make you understand. Never gonna give you up. Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you. Never gonna make you cry. Never gonna say goodbye. Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. - Ian

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Lilliputians Lack of Power (2nd Section)

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Lilliputians Lack of Power (2nd Section)

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It's interesting that despite Gulliver being much more powerful than the Lilliputians, he does not retaliate once he is uncuffed. In fact, he even agrees to help the country of the little people and assist them in times of war despite the fact he could easily break his word and overthrow them all. - Ian

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on page 47, it says that a huntsman jumped over his foot shoe and all, and that this was a prodigious leap, but on page 28 it says they weren't even six inches tall, I think then a horse 6 inches long could make that jump very easily. - Connor

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On a somewhat unrelated note, I find it odd Swift decided to have each part have its own chapters, starting Part Two with chapter one rather than chapter nine - Connor

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An argument I found with the egg and over-complication in Chapter 4 around arguments made me think about how Jonathan is creating an argument that people have extremely stupid arguments without any purpose or meaning. This argument can relate back to today when politicians such as Trump bring up how many people showed up to his inauguration when it truly doesn't matter. - Wes

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Mock Encomium on page 83-84 (2nd Section)

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Mock Encomium on page 83-84 (2nd Section)

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in page 83, Gulliver is called a burden to both Blefuscu and Lilliput, but then on page 84, he talks about the gracious protection they've given him by not killing him - Connor

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Swift's satirical commentary over the little guards seizing unimportant items from Gulliver shows Swift's argument that humans will go to any extent to find self-importance in life. - Ian

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In chapter 6, Swift talks about Lilliput and its government and schools more than Gulliver and i thought it distracted from the main story - Connor

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Gulliver writes a letter to Blefuscu, a reference to Bolingbroke's escape to France before his trial, i think - Connor

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Inflation of Egg chapter 4 (2nd Section)

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Inflation of Egg chapter 4 (2nd Section)

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Wesley talks about in chapter 4 a law was passed making people break eggs from the small end, this seems to be a satire on silly laws that don't have any merit - Connor

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the Lilliputians use an advanced language that Gulliver needs to learn and this is satirizing adventure novels and how people learn whole languages within days. - Connor

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“the primitive way of breaking eggs before eating them” In the book, Gulliver is talking about the different ways the Lilliputians and Befuscu Empire crack their eggs and how just that separates them. This symbolizes the split between the Catholics and Protestants at the time and Swift is saying that the split between them is stupid. - Blake

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To the Lilliputians, Gulliver's comb becomes a palisade. Swift is satirizing the evidence presented against Harley and Bolingbroke in 1715. Certain Whig commissioners did their best to twist letters and books of the accused into treasonable meanings. Swift did not approve and described graphically the sinister distortions that party passion can cause in a person's mind. - Blake

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The Emperor's face clearly resembles the face of George I, yet Gulliver describes the assortment of features as handsome; George I was notoriously gross and ugly.
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Swift emphasizes the contrast between Gulliver's naive acceptance of the Lilliputian viewpoint and the physical facts he reports. - Blake

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Swift relates the folly of the religious war between Lilliput and Blefuscu to immediate European politics. The two Lilliputian parties stand for English political parties. The High Heels represent Tories; the Low Heels, Whigs. The king was sympathetic to the Whigs. He used them to support Hanover against France and appointed them to official positions to strengthen his position against the House of Lords. Thus, as the Lilliputian emperor, he wears low heels. The Prince of Wales, later George II, surrounded himself with members of both parties who were out of favor. As a Lilliputian, he wears one high and one low heel and wobbles when he walks. - Blake

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Qualifications of Political Figures (2nd Section)

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Qualifications of Political Figures (2nd Section)

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In chapter 3, rope dancers compete for employment in the government by performing a dance on thin threads for the amusement of the Emperor. The dancer with the highest jump earns a spot in office, despite the competition having little to do with government. As I mentioned before in a previous padlet, this is a satire on current political elections. For example, the rope dancers' performances can be related to how a politician can entertain a crowd. Current United States president Donald Trump showed how an unqualified TV celebrity could become president simply by saying the right things and hyping the American people up in his speeches. - Ian

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As mentioned before, laws were put in place regulating how Lilliputians must crack their eggs. To the reader and most others, this law is absurd. This reminded me of the war on drugs, specifically marijuana. Some argue weed shouldn't be illegal because studies show its affects on the state of mind are less severe than alcohol. - Ian

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Some Lilliputian citizens believed that the Earth was flat. I found it intriguing, that book published in 1726, could write about something that I personally have seen to this very day. Despite the modern advances in science and the abundance of information gathered from space exploration, there are still a small number of people who truly believe the Earth is flat. - Ian

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Casagians, Chapter 5 page 65 (2nd Section)

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Casagians, Chapter 5 page 65 (2nd Section)

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This is a nationality swift made up as an example of people that read from down to up, but no one does this, maybe he thought people wouldn't notice it knowing how knowledgeable Gulliver is and assume it was fact - Connor

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in chapter 6, page 72, Flimnap accuses Gulliver of having his wife over privately, this is absurd but i think that was what Swift was trying to point out - Connor

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The people of Lilliput decide to banish Gulliver, even though if he wanted to stay there is very little they could do against him - Connor

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The Lilliputians bury there dead upside down for when the earth will flip over, it mentions that this was still practiced only out of tradition, this reminds me of people i know who celebrate Christmas without knowing the religious significance - Connor

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the last paragraph on page 86 uses a lot of description to describe the bones of one of the dead sheep showing compassion towards the animals. - Blake

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The rope Gulliver tied around the boat and man in the second to last chapter shows Gulliver is resourcefulness. - Blake

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Gulliver ends the civil war between the two parties by saving a boat and man making him a hero but supporting the argument of little things in life can mean the most to some people. - Blake

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when Jonathan swift has Gulliver tighten the rope for the army to rescue the boat it connects to the part of how Gulliver tightened the community and government. - Blake

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An example of satire would be found in Swift's portrayal of the Emperor of Lilliput, and the manner in which he chooses his ministers (their ability to walk a tightrope). This portrayal is a direct criticism of King George, and his tendency to choose his own ministers based upon connections rather than qualifications. - Blake

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This is found through out the part including the part when Gulliver who is relatively big gets tied up by tiny men. - Blake

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Some motifs used are a Lack of belonging/alienation, human flaw, and the persistence of immorality. - Blake

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Behind the disguise of Gulliver's Travels, Swift is satirizing the pettiness of human nature in general and attacking the Whigs in particular. By emphasizing the six-inch height of the Lilliputians, he graphically diminishes the stature of politicians and indeed the stature of all human nature. And in using the fire in the Queen's chambers, the rope dancers, the bill of particulars drawn against Gulliver, and the inventory of Gulliver's pockets, he presents a series of allusions that were identifiable to his contemporaries as critical of Whig politics. - Blake