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"Gulliver's travels" by Jonathan Swift. a critical and insightful work satirizing the political and social systems of eighteenth-century England
Title: "Gulliver's travels" by Jonathan Swift. a critical and insightful work satirizing the political and social systems of eighteenth-century England
Category: Literature / European Literature
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"Gulliver's travels" by Jonathan Swift. a critical and insightful work satirizing the political and social systems of eighteenth-century England
Although it appears simple and straightforward on the surface, a mere travelogue intended solely for the amusement of children, Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift, proves, upon closer examination, to be a critical and insightful work satirizing the political and social systems of eighteenth-century England. Through frequent and successful employment of irony, ambiguity and symbolism, Swift makes comments addressing such specific topics as current political controversies as well as such universal concerns as the moral degeneration …showed first 75 words of 776 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 776 total…to his situation at the close of the novel. He realizes that there is little he can do about being human; he simply must learn to live with himself. To achieve this, he suggests looking in a mirror as often as possible, not only so that he might learn to bear the sight of his own person but also so that he may be constantly reminded of those shortcomings he seeks so desperately to overcome.
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