Which phrase better describes 'Gulliver's Travels',

... Which phrase better describes 'Gulliver's Travels', "A very merry book" (Arbuth Not) or "Saeva Indignato"? Gulliver's Travels, sees our narrator going on journeys to four startlingly different nations. The comic elements throughout the book show the reader that the literature they are reading does indeed fall into the category of being "A very merry book", however, upon closer inspection, this may not be the case. The reader is constantly presented with cynical comparisons between events and discussions taking place during out narrator's travels, and the workings and traits of human society. Both phrases shown in the title can be related to this book, but ultimately, it depends on how the reader approaches, and reads the novel. Gulliver talks about all manners of social injustices and personal discomfort. Often the literature is with biting sarcasm but sometimes with violent explosions of anger, frequently with quiet, subtle ridicule. However he does this, the

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