Gullivers Travels as a fairy tale A fascinating

Gulliver’s Travels as a fairy tale

A fascinating tale of adventure GREATLY APPEALING TO THE YOUNG READERS EVEN THE ADULT MINDS ARE DRAWN TO IT NOT JUST A FAIRY TALE OR ADVENTURE STORY SWIFT EXPOSES IN IT HUMAN FOLLIES, ABSURDITIES AND EVIL PRACTICES.

Adventure elements in the novel § Every voyage is an adventure § Ship-wreck and strange experience in the land of the Lilliput. § Voyage disrupted by storm and Gulliver’s captivity at the hands of the giants. § Pirate attack during the third voyage and his strange experience in Laputa and Lagado. §In the fourth voyage he faced the betrayal of the crew and reached the land of the Houyhnhnmns.

More than an adventure story §Strange characters serve symbolic purposes. § The Lilliputians stand for persons who ludicrously inflate their capacities. § The giants symbolise people who misuse or abuse the power accidentally thrust on them. § through the representation of Laputa and Lagado Swift criticises the whimsical and eccentric practices of human beings. . § the houyhnhnmns symbolise sensible beings while the yahoos stand for degraded mortals.

Conclusion § Elements of both adventure and fairy tale can be found in this novel. § It satirises the follies, absurdities and evils of mankind. § Gulliver undoubtedly gathered fun and excitement in the lands of Laputa, Lagado and that of the Houyhnhnms and Yahoos. §Swift has blended here romance and satire. However sometimes he appears too cynical in his critique.