At first, Gulliver's travels seemed to be a simple story consisting of a man who always has laughable, interesting and unique adventures. After some time of reading and thinking about it, however, I realized that like most books, Gulliver's travels is really just a comment on one larger concept.
What concept is that? you might ask. As I understand it, Gulliver's travels is a comment on government, particularly the english government. My first clue was the fact that on all four of his adventures, Gulliver is forced to work with the government of whatever land he has washed up upon. By careful thought and eventual mastery of that lands unique government and rules that every civilian goes by, Gulliver has always gotten away safely.
So mainly, I feel that Gulliver's travels is a comment on english government. Having not read many other four hundred year old book that comment on english government, I cannot say that I no much about the topic, but in my mind as far as four hundred year old stories that comment on english governments go, I'd say that Gulliver's travels is a pretty good book.
I would suggest the story to anyone who isn't afraid of a somewhat too descriptive book. What do I like about it? I feel that as the story progresses I got more used to the author's writing style, and once the old-fashioned way everyone spoke was no longer a problem, I was able to enjoy the plot. Out of five stars, I would give Gulliver's travels four stars.
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