His name may be a hint, from Swift, that Gulliver is gullible or easily trusts people with what they say, the things they do and the idea that mankind is has, for the most part, good morals. ... At the beginning, we see that Gulliver enjoys the company of people, and by the end of the story he cannot stand people, even his family. ... Swift felt that people were in office not because of their ability but because of their political affiliation, much like the Lilliputians. ... Some people vote for certain people not for what they believe and say, but solely on the fact the are a Democrat or Re...

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This sense can be paralleled with people's fond of certain kind of collections such as scrawls and chinaware in our modern society. Although they have no practical use, people are still crazy about it. Instead of making money, many people collect them just for personal interest. ... In Yahoo's society, which is a bit like our primitive society, people's curiosity and interest towards those shining stones are the same as our fondness toward certain collections. ... For example, his name sounds like gullible, which suggests that he will believe everything, whether it is ridiculous...

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Also, Swift addresses people as rational and political beings, making them his equals. ... And he familiarizes with the people by using their own simple and at times coarse language. ... The same way Houyhnhnms (pronounced Whinnims) sounds just like the neighing of a horse and Yahoo is the sound that people make when they are liberated. Even the names that Swift gives to characters are onomatopoeic like Gulliver which is similar in sound to gullible, the emperor's name in Lilliput Golbasto Momaren Evlame Gurdilo Shefin Mully Ully Gue shows a little bit of the inflated nature of the e...

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As the main character's name suggests, he is gullible and naveté in his observations of other cultures, further strengthening the subtle yet angry denunciation directed against humanity. ... The situation presented is extremely ridiculous, because many people lost their lives because of a trivial disagreement. ... Gulliver's situation switches when he arrives in Brobdingnag, becoming the tiny figure in relation to the people of that country. ... Perhaps, the author points out, society will fail if people neglect the simple, practical matters of everyday life. ... Some people w...

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Swift mocks the simplistic man, who is incapable of uncovering the double meaning of things, and Gulliver, being gullible and nave himself, is a perfect illustration of this. ... When Gulliver returns to England, he is not only disgusted by the sight, smell, and actions of the people there, but also his own wife and child; he has virtually gone insane. ...

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