1. Swifts Perception Of Mankind
The first two voyages to Lilliput and Brobdingnag focus primarily on the negative aspects of English government and society, while the third and fourth voyages to Laputa and the Houyhnhnms are more general critiques of basic human nature. Much of Swift's social critique is seen in implicit symbolism, most obviously in the descriptions of the inhabitants of Lilliput and Brobdingnag, and their social structures, which mirror their relative sizes. ... This is particularly apparent in the first voyage to Lilliput, as Swift describes the secrecy, gossip and intrigue of the Lilliputian Court; h...
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