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Representaion of Satire in Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver’s Travels is a book written by Johnathan Swift. This book is about the adventures of a man on four different journeys. These journeys are read in first person in the form of a log-book. Gulliver is a man who is at sea and records all his encounters. In one of his journeys he is a man who is a giant compared to everyone else. In another one of his journeys, he is a 3-inch tall man compared to everyone. This book is known for it’s satire. Satire is the use of ridicule , sarcasm, and irony to expose or attack something. In this case, satire is used to make fun of the 18th century British and European Society through Swift’s description of imaginary countries such as: Lilliput and Brobdingna...

Posted by: Anthony Pacella

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