Gulliver Travels important short questions

Define Mock-utopia?

Mock utopia refers to the ideal world or to a perfect place while mock means pretending against something. However, it refers to the picturesque

society. The word utopia was actually a book title and it was written by Thomas Moore.

How 'Gulliver's Travels' is a satire?

Swift satirizes the upper class and their way of life by using the poignant satire. His satire serves as a tool to reform the vanities and frivolities of elite class.

Who is Gulliver?

Gulliver is the main character and protagonist of the Utopian story.He is well educated and belong to middle class. His family lives in Nottingham-shire, England.

Who are Lilliputians and Belfuscu? Lilliputians and Belfuscu are to fictional islands that came before us in the first part of the book 1726.These islands are neighbors in the south Indian

ocean. while They are morally corrupt and selfish filled with greed.

Name the actual title of 'Gulliver's Travels'?

"Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World"

What is the symbolic importance of Lilliput?

Lilliput is vital part of the book. It symbolizes various important division of the England rural and urban society. Lilliputian symbolizes Religion, political affairs and social disorder of the time. Big-endian and little-endian are the political

parties which signify Catholic and Protestant religion.

Describe the treatment of Lilliputians with Gulliver. when they first encountered him, they tied him and put him on a cart.
How Swift is a pessimist? It is no doubt, Swift has a very gloomy notion of society in Gulliver's Travels.However, the book is satire on upper class it is not a sermon of hopelessness. Basically, pessimism is a mental attitude while the pessimistic person believes that this world is as bad as it could be or evil prevail over goodness.

Is it right to say Gulliver's Travels was written for children?

No, the world which has been shown in this book, is completely imaginative and fictional. for instance, talking horse, big and little people, gigantic size of humanity and mysterious islands are popular with both children and adults.

Can we say Gulliver's Travels is a tragic work?

No, it doesn't have a tragic hero nor the tragic end. It would be inaccurate to label 'Gulliver's Travels' is a tragic-work.
Describe the aim of Swift in writing 'Gulliver's Travels'? Swift wants to reform the society in his own terms. He has used his pen to accumulate the worst of humanity. Through the use of mock Utopian way, his main purpose was to cure the weakness and disability of the English upper class and their religious

political affairs.

What are satirical targets? Religion,education ,science, and political problems, the nature of humanity and kings of England are the main satirical targets in"Gulliver's Travels"

What are the two empires fighting symbolizes in 'Gulliver's Travels'?

Lilliput and Blefuscu are the two empires fighting in Gulliver Travels. They symbolize greed and selfishness and almost morally corrupted. They

represent the bloodshed between England and France in the early 18th century.

In what way Gulliver help the Lilliputian king ?

Gulliver helped the king of Lilliput in different ways.For instance ,Gulliver fought with Blefuscudian's navy and steal their important weapons and ships.it is easy task for him that water is up to his waist level but difficult for Lilliputians because of their small height.

Why Gulliver was rewarded? Because he steals the Blefuscudian ships therefore he rewarded the highest military award in Lilliput.
Describe the symbolism of Small Endians and Big Endians ?

Both are stand for religious affairs like big endian refers to Catholic while Small Endians stand for the Protestant.