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Satire in "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift

Introduction: Jonathan Swift, a great critic who uses humor, wrote "Gulliver's Travels" to make fun of
society. This book is about Lemuel Gulliver's adventures in strange lands where Swift cleverly makes fun
of society's problems.

Plot: In "Gulliver's Travels," Gulliver goes to four different places, each with strange things. In Lilliput, he
meets tiny people, and in Brobdingnag, he's with giants. These differences help him make fun of how
people act and what they believe.

In Laputa, Swift makes fun of how people like to think about complicated ideas instead of practical things.
The people there are more interested in theories and don't see the real world, which leads to silly actions.

Balnibari is where Swift pokes fun at people who love strange ideas and projects that don't work. Gulliver
sees weird experiments and ideas that show how pointless they are.

In the land of the Houyhnhnms, Swift compares smart horses with human-like Yahoos who represent the
bad side of people. Gulliver starts to think that the horses are much better.

Conclusion: Throughout "Gulliver's Travels," Swift uses humor to show what's wrong with society. He
makes fun of how people act, their rules, and politics, while also giving us something to think about.

Swift's humor is like a mirror, making us look at our own mistakes and encouraging us to be smarter and
kinder. "Gulliver's Travels" is not just an adventure story; it's a deep book that wants us to think about
our society and make it better. Swift is a great critic who uses humor to make the world better.