One major theme that is referenced in the novel in equality.Throughout the entire novel, there are many instances that Swift emphasizes that these foreign lands respect women more than Gulliver’s …show more content…
One large example of this phenomenon is when the people of Lilliput are more concerned with the small law broken, instead of losing their, “greatest ever warrior” (Swift, pg 42). This expresses how the land of Lilliput is focused on a small petty seeming violation, that liquidates their strongest ally ever. This theme carries on to the land of Blefuscu, where they are waging war against Lilliputians,” over the side in which one opens an egg” (Swift, pg 49). This is also representation of how perhaps high tiered individuals start feuds of meaningless issues. Another example of the petty behavior of the characters in the book includes the entire island of Brobdingnag. Those who reside on the island appear to be huge and their fine details magnified to Gulliver. In his own example of petty judgment, he refers to their microscopic features as “Hygienic deficiencies of typical man” (Swift, pg 59). This excerpt shows that even one with far more experience than those who have not traveled, Gulliver, is still subject to human pettiness. Each of these examples relates to the real world perception of Swift, which when considered on its own may be perceived as another form of susceptibility to the insignificant thoughts and behaviors of the common man.
The last major theme that is recognized in Gulliver’s Travels, is the theme that humans are resistant to change.The book is based on the travels of a specific character …show more content…
He first has to be dependent of a society of miniaturized human beings, as well as learning their language and knowing their customs, which eventually results in him voluntarily being exiled. The next conflict in his journey is in the island of Brobdingnag, where he is a small human and needs to adapt with the society to maintain well-being, and life. After these travels, he returns home to a standardized world that seems to bore him, and fights with the decision to leave his family once more. He lands on a floating island where he learns the language and eventually adapts once again. Furthermore, he is then passed to smaller more strange islands with absolutely absurd societies. He must learn to quickly blend into each different scenario, or face the consequences that are specific to each society. The conflicts is his general knowledge of life and between these odd worlds that he comes in contact