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Plot Review of Part I & II from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
Written by Ohidur Chad —recounts the story of Lemuel Gulliver,
a practical-minded Englishman trained as a surgeon who takes to the seas when his business
fails —in a deadpan looking or seeming serious
when you are telling a joke 1st first-person narrative that rarely shows any signs of self-reflection
or deep emotional response, Gulliver narrates the adventures that befall him on these travels
—adventure in Lilliput begins when wakes after shipwreck to find himself bound by innumerable
tiny threads and addressed by tiny captors in awe of him but fiercely protective of their
kingdom —are not afraid to use violence against
Gulliver, though their arrows are little more than pinpricks a very small hole in something
where a pin or needle has been pushed into it, or a sudden pain where a pin or needle
has been pushed into your skin —but overall—hospitable, risking famine
in land by feeding Gulliver, who consumes more food than a thousand Lilliputians combined
could —taken into the capital city by a vast wagon
the Lilliputians have specially built —presented to the emperor entertained by
Gulliver, just as Gulliver is flattered by the attention of royalty
—eventually becomes a national resource, used by the army in its war against the people
of Blefuscu, whom the Lilliputians hate for doctrinal differences concerning the proper
way to crack eggs —but things change—Gulliver convicted
of treason for putting out a fire in the royal palace with his urine and is condemned to
be shot in the eyes and starved to death —escapes to Blefuscu—able to repair a
boat he finds and to set sail for England —after staying in England with his wife
and family for 2 months—undertakes next sea voyage, which takes to a land of giants
called Brobdingnag —a field worker discovers him—initially
treats as little more than an animal, keeping him for amusement
—farmer eventually sells Gulliver to the queen, who makes him a courtly diversion and
is entertained by his musical talents —social life is easy for Gulliver after
his discovery by the court, but not particularly enjoyable
—often repulsed by the physicality of the Brobdingnagians, whose ordinary flaws are
many times magnified by their huge size —thus—when a couple of courtly ladies
let him play on their naked bodies—not attracted but rather disgusted by their enormous skin
pores a very small hole in the skin of people or other animals, or a similar hole on the
surface of plants or rocks and the sound of their torrential urination
—generally startled by the ignorance of the people here—even the king knows nothing
about politics —more unsettling findings in Brobdingnag
come in the form of various animals of the realm that endanger his life
—even Brobdingnagian insects leave slimy trails on his food that make eating difficult
—on a trip to the frontier, accompanying the royal couple—leaves Brobdingnag when
his cage is plucked up by an eagle and dropped into the sea
… The writer is Assistant Professor of English
& Director, Language Centre, University of Information Technology & Sciences.
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