An Analysis Of Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift uses Gulliver travels to somewhat criticize the English society. Gulliver visits four society’s that each have likeness back to England. He sees the Houyhnhnms, Laputa, Brobdingnag, and Lilliputian who all share similar problems. Swift successfully creates the satiric mode by pointing out the same flaws of England through a different society to make the social ills apparent to the reader. Swifts is criticizing England through these societies. In Lilliput, Gulliver sees how officials are picked by which can do the best tricks. They gain office in lieu of others more qualified to get the job done efficiently. This relates to how the King (George I) chooses his officials not for their skills. Next he visits the Brobdingnag and shares about capital

Most flaws pointed out still pertain to society even in the U.S. For example, officials are sometimes elected with bribes not by their quality. The gap of wealth is still enormous for you see many homeless on the streets. Children are given away (surrogate mother) to families that can’t have them. The educational system teaches certain things that they won’t ever use, as well as not teaching children certain skills needed for day to day activity. This book opens people’s minds to flaws that they can’t always relate back to their own society.
Swift successfully is able to criticize England flaws through Gulliver’s Travels without making it apparent to England. Gulliver is used as a puppet or a secret way to show the Flaws of England. Gulliver is a character who starts out by loving England and cannot stop talking about it once he is able to communicate to the societies. The flaws pointed out still are issues of this time. The issues with the society’s pertain almost anytime and anyplace showing they are still issues that need to be