Satire In Lilliput
Beginning of paper
Generations of schoolchildren raised on the first Book of "Gulliver's
Travels" have loved it as a delightful visit to a fantasy kingdom full of
creatures they can relate to_little creatures, like themselves. Few casual
readers look deeply enough to recognize the satire just below the surface.
But J ....
Middle of paper
.... temple by ninety-one
tiny but unbreakable chains. In spite of his predicament, Gulliver is at
first impressed by the intelligence and organizational abilities of the
Lilliputians.
In this section, Swift introduces us to the essential conflict of Book I:
the naive, ordinary, but compassionate "Everyman" at the mercy of an army
of people with "small minds". Because they are technologically adept,
Gulliver does not yet see how small-minded the Lilliputians are.
In Chapter II, the Emperor of Li ....
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Page count: 5 (approximately 250 words per page)
