CLASS DISPARITY, ALLYSHIP, and FRIENDSHIP Swift’s many critiques of English politics(government, court,etc) , royal society, religion and perception are approached through an almost magical satire. I think I was mostly interested in the way that allyship and relationships are navigated under aspects of truth and deception and power imbalance(through hierarchical identity,etc). Swift sets up for… Continue reading Ness Alexandre: Gulliver’s Travels Book 1 Response
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Gulliver’s Travels – Donovan James
So far, I found Gulliver’s Travels interesting. The text is relatively dense, but it allows for great descriptions of things. I found the story interesting because everything had a detail around it. I also appreciated the parts of humor in the story and felt that it flowed well. The story overall made sense because of… Continue reading Gulliver’s Travels – Donovan James
Rebecca Gulliver’s Travels
Something I found interesting in the text was how it seems to take a journalistic approach. For example, there is an introduction that includes background information regarding the narrator, which is similar to other works we’ve covered from the time. I think that this is interesting since it portrays framing devices, satire, and arguably foreshadowing.… Continue reading Rebecca Gulliver’s Travels
Jason Inoa – Gulliver’s Travels
I remember when I was younger, I ended up watching a movie adaptation of Gulliver’s Travel starring Jack Black. One thing I find amusing is how massively different the main character is. I remember that in the movie, Gulliver is a lazy nobody that ends up getting that power fantasy of landing in a world… Continue reading Jason Inoa – Gulliver’s Travels
Yasmine: Gulliver’s Travels
Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” is basically the 18th-century version of a really clever roast, and nowhere is that clearer than in the scene where the Lilliputians slap a bunch of ridiculously specific rules on Gulliver’s so-called “freedom.” These tiny tyrants, who are about as intimidating as a group of aggressive hamsters, take it upon themselves… Continue reading Yasmine: Gulliver’s Travels
Gullivers travels Sophia Giuliani
Gullivars travels One thing that stood out to me in this text that everyone on his travels were depicted as small, only being 6 inches tall. The Lilliputians decide to keep him on the merits that he helps them in warfare with the bluff ascidians. They were at war for years over an original dispute… Continue reading Gullivers travels Sophia Giuliani
EL – Gulliver’s Travels (Book 1)
Nicholas Cai – Gulliver’s Travels
After reading the first part of Gulliver’s Travels, I noticed that the author, Jonathan Swift, was also the writer of the essay A Modest Proposal. While we didn’t discuss that piece in class, it is evident that both works are satirical, poking fun at societal faults and the way politicians don’t adequately respond to the… Continue reading Nicholas Cai – Gulliver’s Travels
Rania (Fable of the bees)
I really enjoyed reading The Fable of the Bees. What was interesting to me the most was the ending when the author mentions “ So vice is beneficial found, when it’s by justice lopped and bound; nay, where the people would be great, as necessary to the state, as hunger is to make them eat.… Continue reading Rania (Fable of the bees)
Leo K – Commerce
I thought the preface to the pages of the Fable of the Bees was an interesting document because Mandeville felt required, by the gross misunderstanding of his original poem “The Grumbling Hive,” to clarify the aim of his original satirical fable. Satire can function as a tool of social control; it can highlight what is… Continue reading Leo K – Commerce
