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BOOKREPORT——Gulliver'sTravelsInthisshortterm,IhavereadGulliver'sTravel,whichiswrittenbyJonathanSwift——aBritishwriter.Fromthebook,Ireallyacquirealotofknowledgewhichisunknowntome.Forexample,itmakesmeknowmoreaboutBritishhistoryintheseventeenthcenturyandtheeighteenthcentury.BeforethatIjustknowBritainbecomesstrongerandstrongeratthattime.ItisGullier'sTravelsthatdisclosethedarkoftheBritishsociety.AbouttheauthorandthebackgroundofthebookThebookwaspublishedin1726,wasregardedasachildren'sliteraryworks,butitisactuallyattackedtheBritishsocialdegradationandcorruptionofsatiricalwriting.Becauseatthattime,Britishsocietywasratherdark.JonathanSwiftwasasonoftheEnglishlawyerJonathanSwift.HewasborninDublin,Ireland,onNovember30,1667.Hegrewupthereunderthecareofhisuncle.ThenheattendedTrinityCollegewhenhewasfourteen.Andhestayedthereforsevenyears.Hegraduatedfromitin1688.Inthatyear,hebecamethesecretaryofSirWilliamTemplewhowasanEnglishpoliticianandmemberoftheWhigparty.In1694,hetookreligiousordersintheChurchofIrelandandthenspentayearasacountryparson.HethenspentfurthertimeintheserviceofTemplebeforereturningtoIrelandtobecomethechaplainoftheearlofBerkeley.Meanwhile,hehadbeguntowritesatiresonthepolitical.HeworkedonATaleofaTub,whichsupportsthepositionoftheAnglicanChurchagainstitscriticsontheleftandtheright.AndTheBattleoftheBooks,whicharguesforthesupremacyoftheclassicsagainstmodernthoughtandliterature.HealsowroteanumberofpoliticalpamphletsinfavoroftheWhigparty.In1709hewenttoLondontocampaignfortheIrishchurchbutwasunsuccessful.AftersomeconflictswiththeWhigparty,mostlybecauseofSwift’sstrongallegiancetothechurch.hebecameamemberofthemoreconservativeTorypartyin1710.UnfortunatelyforSwift,theTorygovernmentfelloutofpowerin1714andSwift,despitehisfameforhiswritings,felloutoffavor.SwifthadbeenhopingtobeassignedapositionintheChurchofEnglandinsteadofreturningtoDublin,wherehebecamethedeanofSt.Patrick’s.DuringhisbrieftimeinEngland,SwifthadbecomefriendswithwriterssuchasAlexanderPope.ThethirdvoyageofGulliver’sTravelsisassembledfromtheworkSwiftdidduringthistime.However,thefinalworkwasnotcompleteduntil1726,andthenarrativeofthethirdvoyagewasactuallythelastonecompleted.Gulliver’sTravelswasacontroversialworkwhenitwasfirstpublishedin1726.Eversince,editorshaveexcisedmanyofthepassages,particularlythemorecausticonesdealingwithbodilyfunctions.Evenwithoutthosepassages,however,Gulliver’sTravelsservesasabitingsatire,andSwiftensuresthatitisbothhumorousandcritical,constantlyattackingBritishandEuropeansocietythroughitsdescriptionsofimaginarycountries.Lateinlife,Swiftseemedtobecomeevenmorecausticandbitter.Threeyearsbeforehisdeath,hewasunabletocareforhimself,andguardianswereappointed.Basedonthesefacts,somepeoplehaveconcludedthathebecameinsane.However,thetruthseemstobethatSwiftwassuddenlyincapacitatedbyastrokelateinlife,andthatpriortothisincidenthismentalcapacitieswereunimpaired.Gulliver’sTravelsisaboutaspecificsetofpoliticalconflicts,butifitwerenothingmorethanthatitwouldlongagohavebeenforgotten.Thestayingpoweroftheworkcomesfromitsdepictionofthehumanconditionanditsoftendespairing,butoccasionallyhopeful,sketchofthepossibilitiesforhumanitytoreininitsbaserinstincts.ThemaincontentofthebookPart1:AVoyagetoLilliputandBlefuscu4May1699—13April1702Theauthorgivessomeaccountofhimselfandfamily.Thisparttellsushisfirsttravel.Heisshipwrecked,andswimsforhislife.FinallyhegottheshoreinthecountryofLillivput.Gulliverismadeaprisoner,andcarriedupthecountry.ThebookbeginswithaveryshortpreambleinwhichLemuelGulliver,inthestyleofbooksofthetime,givesabriefoutlineofhislifeandhistorypriortohisvoyages.Heenjoystravelling,althoughitisthatloveoftravelthatishisdownfall.Duringhisfirstvoyage,Gulliveriswashedashoreafterashipwreckandfindshimselfcaughtbyaraceofpeople,lessthan6incheshigh.TheyareinhabitantsoftheneighbouringandrivalcountriesofLilliput.Aftergivingassurancesofhisgoodbehaviors,heisgivenaresidenceinLilliputandbecomesafavoriteofthecourt.Fromthere,thecontentfollowsGulliver'sobservationsontheCourtofLilliput.Heisalsogiventhepermissiontoroamaroundthecityonaconditionhenotharmtheirsubjects.GulliverhelpstheLilliputianstosubduetheirneighbourstheBlefuscudiansbystealingtheirwarships.However,herefusestomakethecountrybecomeaprovinceofLilliput.ButitdispleasestheKingandthecourt.Gulliverischargedwithtreasonandsentencedtobeblinded.Withthehelpofakindfriend,GulliverfleestoBlefuscu,wherehefindsanabandonedboat.HeasksforthekingofBlefuscudianstorestoretheabandonedboat.Atfirst,thekingrefusestodoit.Butafewdayslater,thekingpromisestorestoretheboat.Withthehelpoftheking,Gulliverrestorestheboatsuccessfullyandsailsout.Ontheway,hemeetwithastrongstorm.Fortunately,heisrescuedbyapassingship.ThenthecaptainoftheboatsenthimbacktoBritain.Part2:AVoyagetoBrobdingnag20June1702—3June1706Whenthesailingshipissteeredoffcoursebystormsandhavetogointolandforsearchingforfreshwater,Gulliverisabandonedbyhiscompanionsandfoundbyafarmerwhois72feettall.HebringsGullivertohomeandaskhisdaughtercaresforGulliver.Thefarmertreatshimasacuriosityandexhibitshimformoney.The