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Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift

CliffsNotes on Gulliver's Travels follows several voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, who, because of a series of mishaps, repeatedly ends up on several uncharted islands among people and animals of unusual sizes, behaviors, and philosophies. Somehow, Gulliver always manages return home before setting out again on a new voyage. Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels as a parody of voyage literature and to attack what he considered people's most conspicuous vices.

About the Author

Early Years and Education

Career

Major Literary Works

About the Novel

Introduction

A Brief Synopsis

List of Characters and Places

Character Map

Summaries and Commentaries

Book I: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 1

Book I: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 2

Book I: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 3

Book I: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 4

Book I: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 5

Book I: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 6

Book I: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 7

Book I: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 8

Book II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 1

Book II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 2

Book II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 3

Book II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 4

Book II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 5

Book II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 6

Book II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 7

Book II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 8

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 1

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 2

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 3

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 4

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 5

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 6

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 7

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 8

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 9

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 10

Book III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 11

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 1

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 2

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 3

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 4

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 5

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 6

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 7

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 8

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 9

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 10

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 11

Book IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 12

CHARACTER ANALYSES

Lemuel Gulliver

The Lilliputians

The Brobdingnagians

The Houyhnhnms

The Yahoos

CRITICAL ESSAYS

Philosophical and Political Background

Swift’s Satire

Gulliver as a Dramatis Persona

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Take the Quiz Gulliver’s Travels is essentially a satire on
  1. ruler’s abuses of their subjects
  2. the problems of dysfunctional families
  3. the dangers of class systems
  4. the nature of man
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