Gullivers Travels Book 1 Lilliput by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver’s Travels Book 1: Lilliput by Jonathan Swift

Notecards: Due Tuesday, December 3 ▪ Make sure you have a title card. ▪ The following slides give you the characters, ideas, and concepts that need to have cards. The questions listed will help you know the information that needs to be addressed for each item. ▪ If you have any questions about the cards during the break, please email me at: heidi. peterson@daytonisd. net Please write “Gulliver’s Travels Notecards” in the subject line so I will know to look at the email as soon as possible.

Lemuel Gulliver • Who is he? • What is his occupation? • What is his family’s social class? • What kind of person is he? • What does his name say about his personality? Provide an example. Right: This picture is of a park in Valencia, Spain. It is made to look like Gulliver on the Lilliput shore.

Lilliputians • Who are they? • What are the two • • political sides fighting over? What is the fight about with the Blefuscudians? How do they treat Gulliver when they first find him? How do they treat Gulliver over time? What are some of their oddities?

Blefuscudians • Who are they? • What is their fight about with the Lilliputians? • How do they treat Gulliver? • How do they help Gulliver?

Ideas and Concepts Latin Phrases – one card Size – one card ▪ Define the term and state how it ▪ What scale does Swift use for Gulliver ▪ ab ovo ▪ What does the scale symbolize for the applies to Gulliver’s Travels. ▪ reductio ad absurdum ▪ tabula rasa and the Lilliputians? different characters’ morals? Provide examples of the characters’ morals.

Gulliver’s Life in England – one card Life in Lilliput – one card ▪ What is Gulliver’s life like in England? ▪ What is Gulliver’s life like in Lilliput? ▪ Who/what is important to him? ▪ How does he spend his time? ▪ What are his goals?

Satire • How is Gulliver’s Travels being used as a social commentary piece? • What do the high and low heels represent? • What do the big and small ends of the eggs represent? • What/who do some of our main characters represent?