Gulliver's Travels Summary

Is a book written in 1726 by jonathann swift .it is a satire about a human nature how humans
act and was very popular . it is about a man named gulliver who goes to a place with very tiny
people that are less than 6 inches tall . the book was an immediate success . john gay said that
it is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery .
Gulliver travel Gulliver goes on four separate voyages in Gulliver's Travels. Each journey is
preceded by a storm. All four voyages bring new perspectives to Gulliver's life and new
opportunities for satirizing the ways of England.
The first voyage is to Lilliput, where Gulliver is huge and the Lilliputians are small. At first the
Lilliputians seem amiable, but the reader soon sees them for the ridiculous and petty creatures
they are. Gulliver is convicted of treason for "making water" in the capital (even though he was
putting out a fire and saving countless lives)--among other "crimes."
The second voyage is to Brobdingnag, a land of Giants where Gulliver seems as small as the
Lilliputians were to him. Gulliver is afraid, but his keepers are surprisingly gentle. He is
humiliated by the King when he is made to see the difference between how England is and how
it ought to be. Gulliver realizes how revolting he must have seemed to the Lilliputians.

Gulliver's third voyage is to Laputa (and neighboring Luggnagg and Glubdugdribb). In a visit to
the island of Glubdugdribb, Gulliver is able to call up the dead and discovers the deceptions of
history. In Laputa, the people are over-thinkers and are ridiculous in other ways. Also, he meets
the Stuldbrugs, a race endowed with immortality. Gulliver discovers that they are miserable.

His fourth voyage is to the land of the Houyhnhnms, who are horses endowed with reason. Their
rational, clean, and simple society is contrasted with the filthiness and brutality of the Yahoos,
beasts in human shape. Gulliver reluctantly comes to recognize their human vices. Gulliver stays
with the Houyhnhnms for several years, becoming completely enamored with them to the point
that he never wants to leave. When he is told that the time has come for him to leave the island,
Gulliver faints from grief. Upon returning to England, Gulliver feels disgusted about other
humans, including his own family

Gulliver
Captain Lemuel Gulliver, the narrator.
Blefuscudians
The sworn enemies of the Lilliputians, they live on a neighboring island. Gulliver flees to their
island when the Lilliputians convict him of treason.
Brobdingnagians
The inhabitants of Brobdingnag. They are giant creatures relative to Gulliver.
The Emperor
The leader of the Lilliputians. He initially is friendly toward Gulliver but changes his mind about
him when Gulliver refuses to continue fighting Blefuscu and puts out a fire in the Empress's
chamber by urinating on it.
The Farmer
During his stay in Brobdingnag, Gulliver calls the farmer who takes him in his master. The
farmer eventually sells Gulliver to the Queen.
Flimnap
Gulliver's enemy at Lilliput, he accuses Gulliver of sleeping with his wife.
Glumdalclitch
Her name means "little nurse" in Brobdingnagian. This is what Gulliver calls the farmer's
daughter, who cares for him during his stay in Brobdingnag.
Mrs. Mary Burton Gulliver
Gulliver's wife.
Houyhnhnms
A species of horses who are endowed with great kindness and virtue. Gulliver lives among them
for several years and afterwards is extremely reluctant to return to England.
The King
Gulliver and the King of Brobdingnag spend dozens of hours discussing politics and comparing
their two cultures.
Laputans
The inhabitants of a floating island who wear mathematical and astronomical symbols and have
trouble paying attention.
Lilliputians
The inhabitants of Lilliput. They are about five to six inches tall. They are the sworn enemies of
the Blefuscudians of a neighboring Island.
Munodi
The Balnibarbi Lord who shows Gulliver around and teaches him about why the island is so
barren.
Don Pedro
The captain of the Portuguese ship that picks Gulliver up after his voyage to the country of the
Houyhnhnms.
The Queen
The Queen of Brobdingnag finds Gulliver very entertaining. Because of her huge size, Gulliver
is disgusted when she eats.
Reldresal
A friend of Gulliver's in Lilliput. He helps Gulliver settle into the strange new land and later
helps to reduce Gulliver's possible punishment for treason from execution to having his eyes put
out.
Yahoos
The Houyhnhnms' word for humans. Yahoos in the country of the Houyhnhnms are disgusting
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