Literary Qualities
Swift’s masterful use of satire is what has made Gulliver’s Travels the delightfully enduring work that it is. Satire has the advantage of allowing the […]
Month: November 2008
Social Sensitivity
Since any attack on human nature can be disturbing, some readers may have problems with Swift’s pessimistic view of humankind. Only a few admirable examples […]
Topics for Discussion
1. What characteristics of the Lilliputians and their society does Swift present for ridicule? 2. In what ways does Gulliver act as the benevolent giant […]
Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Even though Gulliver is an accurate and honest reporter, he is not a reliable narrator. In what ways is he unreliable, and how do […]
Related Titles
There are no other prose works by Swift that are actually connected with Gulliver’s Travels. Both A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of […]
About the Author
It is part of the romantic myth of the artist to say that someone was “born to be a writer,” but in the case of […]
Themes and Characters
Jay Gatsby, the title character of The Great Gatsby, was born Jimmy Gatz, a poor boy from an undistinguished family. Dazzled by Daisy Fay at […]
Literary Qualities
LITERARY QUALITIES Fitzgerald has been justly praised for the narrative structure of The Great Gatsby. As critic Matthew Bruccoli points out, his “narrative control solved […]