Gullivers Travels
Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift is about the voyages Gulliver had through four distinct realms. The first realm he went to was Lilliput. This had people no bigger than your thumb. The second land was Brobdingnag. This land had.people who were giants. The third land was Laputa. This was an island in the sky. The fourth land was Houynhums. The people there were horse-like.
Gulliver was from a wealthy family He went to Cambridge and apprenticed a surgeon, Mr Bates. He married Mary Burton, daughter of Edmund Burton.
He got lost at sea, and winds up swimming to the land of Lilliputs and taken prisoner where he slept and awoke bound to the ground. "Hekinah degal," was repeated as he lay.Then "Tolgo phonac" was repeated when he moved his head.
He felt 100 arrows hit his left hand. They rammed him with a spear as he tried to get up.
Gulliver slept on 150 Lilliput beds. They provided him with sheets and blankets as well. News of his arrival produced huge amounts of curiousity.
People that had seen him had to remain 50 yards from his house if they hadn't permission of authorities.
The emperor had serious talks about what should be done with Gulliver. They were planning to shoot him but feared his carcus would produce a famine throughout the land. Every village produced 40 sheep for Gulliver breakfast.
600 people were assigned to help Gulliver to groom as well as maintain his appearance. 300 tailors were asked to make Guliver a suit. There were teachers sent to instruct him on language and cultures of the land. He asked for the freedom to explore. Some guards were put around him to make sure he and the land were safe. His majesty said he had to be searched by two officers. The officers took inventory of the stuff within the household as well.
He would let the Lilliputians dance on his hand and play hide and seek in his hair. The Lilliputians were elected to office by family or athleticaly based they jumped. These events sometimes ended in accidental fatalities. They were at war and used Gulliver as a barricade.They made a sort of contract with Gulliver, who they called us they called the Man-Mountain.
It was conjectured that Gulliver came from space.
There was a 2 1/2 foot wall surrounding the town. When Gulliver walked over the town every Lillipution was on their roof looking up. The emperors palace has a two foot wall around it.
There are two parties in Lilliput: Tramecksan and Slamecksan. The Lilliputians have separate male and female nurseries The boys are dressed by older men until they are four years old.The girls are dressed by women until five years old. The parents see them twice a year for an hour each visit. If adults tell the children made up stories they are whipped and banished.
They were going to prick his eyes because he failed to protect the Lilliputions. He was going to leave as well. Before he returned to his native country, he went to Blefusia. He departed so soon because of a disagreement with the royalty, however they gave him food and supplies for his voyage home.
500 workmen made sails from the strongest linons. The emperor gave him his picture, and he kissed him good bye. He was on his way home and was greeted by an old friend. He stayed with his wife and kids for two months.
PART TWO
A voyage to Brobdingnag
Gulliver traveled on a ship which deserted him.The ship was scared off by.one of its inhabitants
He noticed the grass was an astounding 20 feet.
Gulliver was met by a farmer. He found Gulliver to be rational, and spoke to him, however his voice was to loud for Gulliver. The farmers wife was scared of him at first. He ate with them when she calmed down.
His wife crumbled meat and bread for him. He tripped over the tablecloth as he was walking to the farmer. He slept for two hours after the meal.
He awoke under attack from two rats. He stabbed and killed one and the other ran in fear.
He dragged the deceased from the bed.
Their farmers daughters took care of Gullivers wardrobe and was his teacher. She called him Grildrig. Her name was Glumdalclitch. He was a curiosity to the villagers. A grultrud or crier gave notice as they went through the town. Thirty people were allowed to see him at a time. His daughter was the only one permitted to touch Gulliver.
Wednesday was their Sabbath so he was given the day off. Gulliver was in poor health. IHe was asked to make an appearance in front of the queen. He was asked to live in a castle when he was sold to the queen for 1000 gold pieces. Gulliver requested the farmers daughter remain his teacher. The queen agreed to take the farmers daughter in as well by request of Gulliver.
A bedchamber was made for him. Gulliver drowned in cream but was saved. The flies which were bird-sized bothered him greatly at meal time. Wasps also attacked him and stole his bread. But he eventaully killed them. He attacked them with a hanger and took their stingers. He removed them and kept them.
He gave two to a university when he arrived home and kept one for himself. He traveled the country in a new little box that was made because the other one was to odd shaped. A dwarf caused apples to fall on Gulliver, but wasn't punished by Gullivers request because he had provoked him.
He was caught in a hailstorm and injured. He got caught by a group if pigeons as well. He got clawed but wasn't injured any more then that. He had the pigeon for dinner the next day.
The queen distracted him with asking him about sailing when he was feeling meloncholy. They made a boat for him. Gulliver almost lost his life when he was slipped through a woman's fingures who was placing him on the boat and fell 40 feet saved by a pocket
Another time a frog was let out of a pail of the person who was feeding Gulliver. He defended himself and banged the frog on the head.
A monkey came through the window. Gulliver was mediating and quickly came to and overcame the challenge. The monkey actually thought he was a relation and began combing his hair and feeding him. He ended up being rescued by a boy who put him in his pocket. He stayed in his bed two weeks, to overcome the situation. His health was of great concern and checked on daily.
He made some chairs out of the queens hair that the queen displayed with great pleasures. He told of the sports and pastimes of England. Gulliver was sometimes brought to the kings concerts. He had discussion about Europe with the king.
Part III The Travels into Several Remote Nations of The World--Voyage to Laput
The voyage began August 5, 1706, and took a brief stop three weeks April 1707. They hadn't sailed four days when they got caught in a storm. Then they were boarded by two different pirate ships.
Gulliver is taken by pirates immediately after he started his third voyage. He was asked to be the doctor on the ship, to which he agrees. The crew was happy. They stayed at St. George to relax. He went for a voyage with them when they were boarded by pirates. He was tied as well as the crew and they were all going to be thrown over board. Gulliver convinced them to only throw him overboard. This was the worst punishment, even more than death. He actually got a conoe with an eight day supply of food and was set of drift. On his fifth day in the canoe, he got on the island.
Gulliver got plenty of kindle to cook his breakfast the next morning. He slept very little the night before, because of his anxiousness of his survival on the island. After breakfast, he began his exploration of the island and saw some people. He managed to communicate his distress, even though they had a different language. He then saw, to his surprise, they were on a flying island. They made signs for him for him to come down off the rocks and go to the shore.
Gulliver made his way to the island in the sky. He.was treated as very respectable and like one of the community. He was having a good meal of duck, beef and sausage. He was taught the language of the land. All his questions about the land were answered. After his meal he was brought to the king. The king ordered new clothes to be made for him. Unfortunately the clothes that were made for him were of poor quality, but he was thankful, all the same. Music was scheduled and was being played to Gullivers delight. He was uninterested in the current events of the land.
The residents were never relaxed, for their distress arose from the celestial plane. They believed the Earth would be swallowed up by the sun or become ash due to a comet. Gulliver never met a people more miserable than the people on the floating island.
The flying or floating island is circular. It is 7837 yards or 4.5 miles in diameter. It has a 300 yard thickness. The bottom is an even plate. Its highest point is 2,000 yards. It seems to the people that the government has the power to raise and lower, and make it rain or not. Within the center there is a pit about 50 yards across, which astronomers use to view the skies.
The king was taking Gulliver in his carriage for a tour of the Island. He showed Gulliver the unique way they farm. The island in the sky was people's work as well as others vacation destination. They stayed up there for a five month rotation. They even had a school and university up there. Gulliver was introduced to people whose only job was to mix colors for artists. He saw someone who made gunpowder, who wrote something about the usefulness of fire, which he planned on publishing. Then he met an architect who invented a new way of building from the top down.
He met Universal Artist, whose iob was to contemplate the issues plaging the lands, he had a large room filled with over 600 books, and had 500 men working for him. They went to a linguistic school. He saw that they were shortening books to mere nouns. Another project they were advancing on was to totally do away with language. This would be done by having the effects needed to converse with them and pointing them out. One of the.difficulties was to carry the items that you wish to converse about. Another difficulty was traveling to other land with languages entirely foreign to you.
Now, Gulliver travels to Luggenagg, just north of California. The Japanese Emperor and the Luggenegg king have an alliance which encourages travel. When he arrived in California, there wasn't any ships leaving for Luggenegg for some time. So he took a trip to Glubbdubdried. Glubbdubdried means sorcery or magician and is governed by royalty. The prince has the ability to raise the dead, but only for twenty-four hours, and can't call them for another three months.
The Prince/ Governor saw Gulliver when he requested an audience with him. Gulliver was afraid by the guards to the castle, but had no idea why. He told the Governor about his travels. He ate with the Governor daily. They were served by ghosts. He declined the offer to stay with the Prince. He ate with the Governor daily, as well. Gulliver was given permission to call upon any ghost he so desired. He first called upon Alexander The Great, next Hannibal, who went through the Alps, he called on Ceaser and Pompey of Rome, and lastly St. Thomas More.
Some children had a red spot on their forehead. This spot grew and changed color as they aged. Gullivers friend, that he made in that country were extremely proud of what he was speaking to the Emperor about. He was then, searching for something to occupy the time away from the Prince. He fantasied about being other people. This diminished the free time greatly. After 80 years of age they are seen as dead to their world. When they turn 80 they are unable to purchase land or participate in sociatal activities of any sort. They lose their teeth and hair and disease if they have any are left untreated. They are put on a form of welfare that would put us to shame and live off the kindness of strangers. Their age was found by the asking of the earlist royalty that they remembered.
Gulliver leaves and makes a smal visit to Japan, and then sails to Amsterdam. Then from Amsterdam to England. He made up his pqarents names for the royalty of England. He found all of his family healthy, when he arrived home.
Gulliver spent five months at home. He had become captain of a ship. Soon after this he had a mutiny. He gave his position as captain up to Pocock. Several men died due to the weather. He was taken one morning and bound to his bed and was thrown overboard. The crew took over the ship and were going to sell all it's treasures. When they got to land they threw him overboard.
Gulliver feared the inhabitants of the island because they appeared to be horse-people who had long claws. Their hare was either brown, black or yellow. He hid from them at first. When they were gone, he found a road and followed it, not knowing where it would lead. He found three sets of tracks, of cows, horses and people.
The horses he found were surprised to see him. They were neighing to eachother, not unlike communication. He thought these creatures were magicians who morphed themselves into horses. He asked if he was able to ride on one of their backs to a town. Gulliver was led to a town, given food and drink in a civilized fashion. He brought present for his hosts, however this land was so odd, he tried to wake from this dream. He then saw some of the animals that he observed when he arrived at the island. These animals were actually humans, but they didn't clean or take care of themselves in any way.
Gulliver wanted to milk a cow but his host led him to a cupboard where a nurse gave him a bowl full of milk which he drank and that quenched his thirst. He then saw a cart pulled by four men. He dined with the horses. They all appeared to be modest. Gulliver wore gloves which perplexed his hosts and they wanted him to remove them. He had oat paste for dinner. He didn't get s8ck at all. At first he missed the food he was used to, but then got used to these and was totally satisfied.
His host and his children were eager to teach Gulliver the language of the land. They wondered if his clothes were a part of his body, because he undressed after the host and his children went to bed and dressed before they awoke. The host hoped he would soon learn Gullivers story, and since Gulliver was such a quick study of the language, he soon would be able to share it.
His master didn't believe the story Gulliver told. He never heard a people beyond the sea and to take wood and float on the water. In their language Houyhnhnm, the species name, signifies a horse and states that they are the perfection of nature. Horse's of the neighborhood visited them to ask Gulliver question and he answered the best that he could.
One morning a servant walked in on Gulliver before he awoke and saw his nude body, afraid he ran to his master and told and told him what he saw. Gulliver asked that he not tell that he saw his body to anyone and his master granted Gullivers request. He asked his master to not call him a yahoo any more. He was still in awe on Gullivers travels on a ship of wood. Gulliver wad surprised both to see the Yahoo as the Houhnhnyms.
Doubting and non-believing were not practiced in the land. He was asked how horses were treated on his land. To which he replied it depends if they pulled carriages they were treated with respect, if they were on the farm they weren't that much. Friendship was a great value to the Houyhnhnms. They are at home everywhere they travel. Four times a year there is a race for the youth. Where want exist, it is immediately remedied. There are no diseases. They practice poetry and they all excelled at it. They use their hooves to milk their cows and reap their oats and also use tools they make out of stone. They live to seventy or seventy five. They caculate when they are going to die pretty acurately. When they die they have no regrets.
Gulliver found many friend. Their were few to no criminals or quarrels. Gulliver just answered questions in the presense of his master's friends. They went into the his of humans. Gulliver was glad to add to this. His master got in some trouble for keeping Gulliver as a member of his family, to which his master defended him and made clear that he was not like other yahoos on the island. Because of this Guliver had to prepare to go home. There wasn't much to make a boat, because the Houhnhnyms never heard sailing. His master helped him, and it took only six weeks. He packed milk and water. He kissed his masters hoove and set sail.
Gulliver sailed in search of an uninhabited island. In finding it, he ate some raw shellfish. He did not cooked them, because he didnt want to attack any attention. He was there for twenty days until he found some nakid indians on the island. He retreated in a canoe after being discovered. He feared them and didn't want any violence. He was chased in the water and got shot by an arrow in the leg. He docked and met some inhabitants.
Gulliver got lost again. He finally found his way to another uncharted island. He got wounded by the natives and dressed it as best he could. He was finally found by the Portuguese and explained his being there as best he could. Even then he was tied up, but at least he was brought aboard. At night he tried to escape, but was cought.
He hated humans now because of how they mistreated themselves and animals. However when the voyage was over he stayed with the captain for a little while. Following that, he went on a voyage to find his family in England. On the ship that took him to England, he didn't interact with the crew at all for his acting sick. He was more offended with the wasting of mind and body and pride then before all his voyages.
