6). However, some critics, such as John B. Moore, see Gulliver as a completely different character than Swift. According to Moore, Swift is a closed-minded, arrogant man who is not willing to absorb knowledge as Gulliver does throughout the coarse of the novel. Swift is stuck in his own ways, and believes that his way and his thoughts are the only way of seeing society. Gulliver, at points, seems to be more open-minded than Swift, but does have his times when there are some things that he can't believe. However, at the end of the novel, Gulliver's true feelings towards society are let out and you are now able to see what the faults of society truly are (Moore; A Casebook on Gulliver among the Houyhnhnms; pgs. 95-107).
To further breakdown Swift's feelings on society, you must look at the story piece by piece and find the significance of each volume [there being four volumes]. The first volume of Gulliver's Travels is on A Voyage to Lilliput. Here, Gulliver happens to stumble onto an island where all of the inhabitants are six inches tall, making Gulliver appear as a Giant. On this little island, Gulliver learns very little, but what he does learn is a valuable lesson that will not evolve until the last volume. Gulliver learns that humans are naturally self-conscience about their own image. These people are six inches tall, and even though they are plotting to kill Gulliver, they are humble and show their moral pettiness. The Englishman that Lemeul Gulliver is, he believes in people with high titles, and high rankings in society. Here, everyone is of the same social stature, and there is no argument over who is to be the leader and who is to be the leaders" subject (Mack; Swift; pgs. 111-114).
After returning home, Gulliver is once again put on a ship where he is shipwrecked and finds himself on another desert island. However, on this desert island, instead of the inhabitants being six inches short, these inhabitants are sixty feet tall.
