Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift was born into a poor family in Ireland. Due to his father's early death, Swift early contacted with society and began to develop the ability to analyze things and sharp observation. Gulliver's first voyage, as a ship's doctor, he was stranded in Lilliput, the land of little people, due to a storm. Here, the inhabitants of the small country, who are only six inches tall, regard him as a giant. Gulliver was initially captured, but gradually won the trust of the people through friendly actions. However, the suspicion and conspiracy of the officials of the little people's country eventually forced Gulliver to flee. He found a ship in Blefuscu and returned to Britain. Gulliver's second voyage takes him to North America. On an island, he is captured by a giant who is sixty feet tall. Everything in the giant's world is huge, and Gulliver is like a toy. The king is just and impartial, and he is interested in Gulliver's stories, but he is disgusted with his war tools such as gunpowder and guns, believing that reason and kindness are the ways to govern a country. In his third voyage, Gulliver reached the flying island of Laputa. The inhabitants there had strange appearances and were highly accomplished in mathematics and music, but they were obsessed with impractical research. In his last voyage, here, the rational horses, Houyhnhnms, are the masters. Gulliver was saved by a sorrel little horse. However, due to the presence of Yahoos, the Houyhnhnms felt uneasy about Gulliver's presence, and eventually he was forced to leave."Gulliver's Travels" is not only a novel full of fantasy, but also a profound reflection on human society. With his unique satirical technique, Swift revealed the various ills of 18th century English society, but also sparked our thoughts on modern society. "Gulliver's Travels" reminds us that while pursuing scientific and technological progress and material wealth, we should not ignore the human nature and the justice of society. Only when we truly recognize our own weaknesses and strive to correct them can we create a better world.