This four-part fictional story details the adventures of Gulliver, an eighteenth century surgeon and traveler. Throughout the seemingly innocent story of adventure, there are underlying criticisms that Swift includes. As is seen in A Modest Proposal, instead of publishing raillery writings, which would be characterized by more of a direct mocking, Swift criticizes Britain in metaphorical ways. In particular, part three and part four of Gulliver’s Travels were used by Swift as a way of pointing out the flaws in British …show more content…
At the beginning of the story, Gulliver is betrayed by his shipmates and cast overboard. This is meant to show that people were deceptive and greedy. When Gulliver meets the Houyhnhnms, it is meant to show readers what the world would look like if humans did not lie. The wild Yahoos are a metaphor for how people, especially politicians, acted in eighteenth century Britain. Swift saw people as disgusting beasts who cared nothing but about themselves. Parts three and four of Gulliver’s Travels are used by Swift to critique modern day social change and political