From Reading Guide Travels Gulliver’s From to Part 1: “A Voyage Brobdingnag” Notice that again, to lend his parody authenticity, Swift returns to the detailed travel diary. When Gulliver first meets the inhabitants of Brobdingnag, he not only describes their appearance but intensity of their voices. How does this detail lend credibility to the story? What observation does Gulliver make about the first inhabitants that relates to social class? As Gulliver hides from the inhabitants, he reveals his fears. Describe opnion of Gulliver’s himself after his encounter with the Lilliputians. What aspects of English society could Swift be commenting on when Gulliver remarks are in the right, when they tell us that nothing is great or little “Undoubtedly philosophers otherwise than by comparison”? Consider the image that Swift creates of the man picking up Gulliver. What recollections from every-day life does it conjure for you? Why does the King of Brobdingnag take an interest in Gulliver? How does the king belittle England? What is ironic about reference to his Gulliver’s “noble country”? What is humorous about the Gulliver? What might Swift be Queen’s dwarf bullying showing us about society? Why does the Queen call Gulliver a What is Swift showing us about “coward”? Is he? size? What clues indicate that the king is actually lambasting English society and not praising it? Do you think the of England could apply to other societies? king’s criticism What evidence can you find in the text to indicate that Gulliver is learning little or nothing from his experiences in Brobdingnag? In this section of the text, how can you see that Swift applies recent discoveries in science to his story? In comparison to the satire in Part I of the how does the satire in Part 2 increase Travels, the urgency of case for reformation of English society? Swift’s
From Gulliver’s Travels Reading Guide From Part 1: “A Voyage to Brobdingnag” Notice that again, to lend his parody authenticity, Swift returns to the detailed travel diary. When Gulliver first meets the inhabitants of Brobdingnag, he not only describes their appearance but intensity of their voices. How does this detail lend credibility to the story? What observation does Gulliver make about the first inhabitants that relates to social class? As Gulliver hides from the inhabitants, he reveals his fears. Describe Gulliver’s opnion of himself after his encounter with the Lilliputians. What aspects of English society could Swift be commenting on when Gulliver remarks “Undoubtedly philosophers are in the right, when they tell us that nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison”? Consider the image that Swift creates of the man picking up Gulliver. What recollections from every-day life does it conjure for you? Why does the King of Brobdingnag take an interest in Gulliver? How does the king belittle England? What is ironic about Gulliver’s reference to his “noble country”? What is humorous about the Queen’s dwarf bullying Gulliver? What might Swift be showing us about society? Why does the Queen call Gulliver a “coward”? Is he? What is Swift showing us about size? What clues indicate that the king is actually lambasting English society and not praising it? Do you think the king’s criticism of England could apply to other societies? What evidence can you find in the text to indicate that Gulliver is learning little or nothing from his experiences in Brobdingnag? In this section of the text, how can you see that Swift applies recent discoveries in science to his story? In comparison to the satire in Part I of the Travels, how does the satire in Part 2 increase the urgency of Swift’s case for reformation of English society?
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