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What does Gulliver ultimately come to believe about the relative virtues of humans and Houhyhmhms? According to Gulliver’s master, …
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Why does the Master find it hard to understand human illness? Explain Swift’s joke about medical prognostics–i.e., why are …
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When Gulliver explains to his master the causes of war, Swift has him list dozens. List any one example …
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What does “saying the thing that was not” indicate in Houyhnhm language? Why does this make the Houyhnhm so …
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What does “saying the thing that was not” indicate in Houyhnhm language? Why does this make the Houyhnhm so …
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When the horses take Gulliver out to the yard, he finds three yahoos tied to a beam where they …
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When Gulliver first encounters the Yahoos, they surround him and fling what material at him from above in the …
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What do James Welch’s buccaneers/mutineers do with Gulliver after taking over the ship on May 9th, 1711? How does …
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What unusual trait does the island of Laputa possess? What is the primary interest of the Laputan people? What …
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What is unusual about the inhabitants of Brobdingnag when we contrast them physically with the people of Europe? How …
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