Gulliver's Travels is written by Seventeenth century Anglo-Irish prose writer Jonathan Swift. Jonathan swift employed literary device called invective, satire in his writing to cure social malaise of seventeenth century society. Gulliver's travels are a p

Gopal Chauta

doi:10.24113/ijellh.v9i4.10988

Abstract

Gulliver's Travels is written by Seventeenth century Anglo-Irish prose writer Jonathan Swift. Jonathan swift employed literary device called invective, satire in his writing to cure social malaise of seventeenth century society. Gulliver's travels are a political allegory in which seventeenth century society is highlighted in many aspects. There is a character called Lemuel Gulliver which is enterprising and adventurous underwent a voyage to Lilliput. The author gives some account of himself and family. His first inducement to travel. He is shipwrecked and swims for his life gets safe on shore in the country of Lilliput is made prisoner and carried up the country. The emperor of Lilliput attended by several of the nobility, come to see the author in his confinement. The Emperor's person and habit described. Learned men appointed to teach the author the language. He gains favor by his mild disposition. His pockets are searched and his sword & pistols taken from him.

Highlights

English rulers’ governments, religious society and people. He has successfully depicted the eighteen century England where the religion was dominating over the society in toto
We find that Gulliver’s Travel is a chapter of Swift’s sociopolitical idea and realistic contemporary connection between the novel and eighteen century England
We find Swift’s idea of presenting his personal view related to the contemporary British political setup and the clash between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics which resulted into fierce religious clashes

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English rulers’ governments, religious society and people. One can say that Swift’s use of Gulliver to present the parody of the social circumstances of England is apt and it reveals a true picture of the contemporary English society. Swift has presented Gulliver’s voyage to at least our places symbolically. It so happiness that Gulliver’s voyage takes him to the land of Lilliput, an imaginary country as conceived by Swift.

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