There are a lot of things in Gulliver's Travels that are used in comedies. Satire, sarcasm, and a few jokes for good measure. And all of these things are funny if done right and have the right audience, but Jonathan Swift (the author of Gulliver's Travels) had narrowed in on his intended audience. The satire is of people. Most commonly poking fun at people's dumb or selfish actions, but Jonathan Swift also made jokes out of real problems. The problems were not big and if anyt

Everyone wants control and this theme is explored in Gulliver's travels. From the Lilliputians to the Brobdingnagians. Even the Laputan every one of them are trying to gain and or exert control in their own way. The human desire for control is both understandable and weird. The Lilliputians try to take control by force not understanding that Gulliver can kill them all easily, but their world view is too narrow minded to understand that. When Gulliver tells them where he comes

The Lagado upper class have no real idea about how the world works. They know about stuff in theory, but they have no idea how it...

In Gulliver's Travels the eagle that kidnaps Gulliver is an allegory freedom. The eagle comes from nowhere and takes Gulliver away and...

The Brobdingnagians from Gulliver's Travels have a much better idea of the world then the Lilliputians (also from Gulliver's Travels),...

In Gulliver's Travels, the king of the Lilliputians thinks his greatness gives him the right to do whatever he wants, but really, he's...