Compare Why and How Orwell and Swift Write About Their Imaginary Worlds

... Compare Why and How Orwell and Swift Write About Their Imaginary Worlds Both Orwell and Swift create imaginary worlds in which to set their books. Jonathon Swift wrote "Gulliver's Travels" in the 1720s. It was written as a travel book where the apparent hero, Lemuel Gulliver, travels to the wild and fantastic worlds of: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa and Houyhnhnyms. When Gulliver returns to England, he is viewed as mad and becomes a laughing stock. George Orwell wrote "1984" in 1940s Britain (post world war two), and set it in the future, 1984. Orwell's imaginary world is called Oceania. The main character of "1984" is a man called Winston Smith. The backdrop to Orwell's novel remains the same throughout, but in "Gulliver's Travels", many strange and intriguing worlds are introduced. The main reason both authors create imaginary worlds is to criticize their own. Both books are satires. Swift writes "Gulliver's Travels" as a travel

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