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GULLIVER‘S TRAVELS. Vendula Šípková. Jonathan Swift , 1726 Book of adventurous travels Written in prose Satirical piece satir e on a human society, he critises government and conditions in England, racionalism The portrait of ideal societ y. The piece consists of 4 books:.
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GULLIVER‘S TRAVELS Vendula Šípková
Jonathan Swift, 1726 • Bookofadventuroustravels • Written in prose • Satirical piece • satire on a human society, he critises government and conditions in England, racionalism • The portrait of ideal society
The piece consists of 4 books: • 1.) TRAVEL TO LILIPUT • Briefview to the main character‘s life, Lemuel Gulliver, ship‘s doctor • Very educated, smart, studiedmedicine • He gotmarried, but he wasunhappywithouttravelling • He becamethecaptainoftheAntilopa’s ship • He shipwrecked => swam to unknown island (Liliput)=> was captured by Liliputians=> he promised good behaviour => they took care of him, he became favourite • Problems with Blefusk => he refused to made it a Liliputian’s colony => was accused from treason => he found out and ran away to Blefusk, finally he got home to England
2.) TRAVEL TO BROBDINGNAG • Ship Adventure was chased to unkown island => Gulliver wanted to explore the coast => he found out he is on the island of Giants • One Giant’s farmer took care of him, he became popular also by the Royal’s family • He spent there 3 years, then eagle kidnaped him and he got back to England
3.) TRAVEL TO Balnibarb, Glubbdubdrib, Luggnagg a Japan • His ship was kidnaped by pirates • Gulliver saved himself => he got toisland Balnibarbi, above there‘s another, flyingislandLaput • Then he gotto Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, Japan and finallyhome
4.) TRAVEL TO THE LAND OF HVAJNINIMS • His last travel • A large part of his crewdied, he had to make a newone => they conspired against him and let him on the island of Hvajninim’s • Wise, speaking horses • there were no lies, pride, thefts etc. in their world • Another tribe: Jahuy’s • Creatures with human’s characters and bad behavior • Gulliver hated them, he recognized himself in them and also others Englishmen who wants just fortune and power • He liked it there, wanted to stay forever in this ideal society but he was expelled
..CLOSING PART.. • When he came back he didn’t want to live with people • He became loner, lived alone with his 2 horses • His travel took more than 16 years