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Gulliver's Travels is a novel written by Jonathan Swift in 1726.  

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Prose Essay - Gulliver's Travels Introduction Gulliver's Travels is a novel written by Jonathan Swift in 1726. The story is about a man named Lemuel Gulliver and his voyages across the globe. It is in first person, and Gulliver himself tells the story. He visits many lands of strange and distinct features and peoples whom he learns much from. It is made up of 4 separate books. In book one Gulliver finds himself shipwrecked on the island of Lilliput. Lilliput is inhabited by tiny humans who make Gulliver look like a giant. His role as the town giant not only put into perspective the selfishness and need for power of the human race, but also opened his eyes to the untrusting and ungrateful nature of the Lilliputians, and in my view the Lilliputians are what Swift thought politicians were like when this novel was written. When he first arrived in their...

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