Gulliver's Travels

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Preface 1 Preface 2 Book 1, Chapter 1 Book 1, Chapter 2 Book 1, Chapter 3 Book 1, Chapter 4 Book 1, Chapter 5 Book 1, Chapter 6 Book 1, Chapter 7 Book 1, Chapter 8 Book 2, Chapter 1 Book 2, Chapter 2 Book 2, Chapter 3 Book 2, Chapter 4 Book 2, Chapter 5 Book 2, Chapter 6 Book 2, Chapter 7 Book 2, Chapter 8 Book 3, Chapter 1 Book 3, Chapter 2 Book 3, Chapter 3 Book 3, Chapter 4 Book 3, Chapter 5 Book 3, Chapter 6 Book 3, Chapter 7 Book 3, Chapter 8 Book 3, Chapter 9 Book 3, Chapter 10 Book 3, Chapter 11 Book 4, Chapter 1 Book 4, Chapter 2 Book 4, Chapter 3 Book 4, Chapter 4 Book 4, Chapter 5 Book 4, Chapter 6 Book 4, Chapter 7 Book 4, Chapter 8 Book 4, Chapter 9 Book 4, Chapter 10 Book 4, Chapter 11 Book 4, Chapter 12

Themes

All Themes Perspective Moral vs. Physical Power Society and the State Knowledge Truth and Deception

Characters

All Characters Lemuel Gulliver The Laputian King The Houyhnhnms

Symbols

All Symbols Excrement Clothing

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Anthropomorphism Ethos Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Mood Motifs Parody Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator

Quizzes

All Quizzes Preface 1: “The Publisher to the Reader” Quiz Preface 2: “A Letter from Captain Gulliver to his Cousin Sympson” Quiz Book 1, Chapter 1 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 2 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 3 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 4 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 5 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 6 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 7 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 8 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 1 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 2 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 3 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 4 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 5 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 6 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 7 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 8 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 1 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 2 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 3 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 4 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 5 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 6 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 7 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 8 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 9 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 10 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 11 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 1 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 2 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 3 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 4 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 5 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 6 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 7 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 8 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 9 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 10 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 11 Quiz Book 4, Chapter 12 Quiz

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Gulliver's Travels

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Jonathan Swift

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

All Themes
Perspective
Moral vs. Physical Power
Society and the State
Knowledge
Truth and Deception

All Characters
Lemuel Gulliver
The Laputian King
The Houyhnhnms

All Symbols
Excrement
Clothing

All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Anthropomorphism
Ethos
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Motifs
Parody
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator

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