my name is Lemuel Gulliver I’m trying to
find my way home to England this novels
full title is travels into several
remote nations of the world in four
parts by Lemuel Gulliver first a surgeon
and then a captain of several ships
welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of mojo notes we’ll be
exploring ten pieces of trivia about
Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels how
long have I been away they said your
ship was lost I thought you were dead
how long have I been gone nearly nine
years
number 10 about the author born in 1667
in Dublin Ireland Jonathan Swift was
mainly brought up by his uncle after his
father’s death following his university
graduation he worked as a diplomat
secretary Swift soon began writing
satire poetry and political works
unfortunately his physical and mental
health worsened and he died in 1745
number nine influences and inspirations
Gulliver’s Travels was partially
inspired by Swift’s involvement in
English politics and his experiences
with human nature the book is considered
a satire with elements of fantasy and
parodies the genre known as travelers
tales where are we we are on the flying
island of the Bhutan by presenting a
somewhat negative view of humankind
swift also challenged ideas from the
Enlightenment era I want to go back to
my cell this place is full of Yahoo’s
number eight settings and era each part
of the novel details one of Lemuel
Gulliver voyages to various locations
while places like Lilliput Brobdingnag
Laputa and the country of the Houyhnhnms
are fictional Gulliver also visits Japan
and England Swift uses the make-believe
locations for satirical purposes and
political commentary that your people
are the most pernicious race of odious
little vermin that ever nature suffered
to crawl upon the face of the earth
number seven plot the story follows
Lemuel Gulliver voyages by sea on his
first trip he lands on Lilliput where he
meets people who are six inches tall
he’s a Papa he’s under constant guard
father his next voyage takes him to
Brobdingnag where the people can grow to
over 70 feet tall next
Gulliver finds himself on lipu toes
flying Island before reaching Japan he
also visits the Balnibarbi mainland the
magician filled glove dubbed rib and
luggnagg with its aging immortals drink
from this water you will never fear dead
on his last voyage Gulliver experiences
the land of the Houyhnhnms where
intelligent horses rule primitive humans
named Yahoo’s that’s quite enough of
that thank you horses the talked forces
that built houses the milk cows that
kept pets number six Lemuel Gulliver I
fear I may shock you with my personal
experience of their practices but I
believe it’s vital that you share my
deep revulsion at the antics of our
neighbors as the novel’s narrator Lemuel
Gulliver is a smart Englishman with a
background in medicine navigation and
mathematics the island was controlled by
a giant magnet my ingenious movements
could be made to rise or fall the only
disadvantage to this as far as I could
see was that whenever the lodestone was
moved all the compasses on the island
moved as well so the laputan is that
absolutely no idea where they were going
thanks to his love of traveling and
learning about people he’s been on many
different adventures readers easily
relate to Gulliver in the beginning
because he’s honest naive and uses
common sense to survive he’s staring at
to me he has a horrible leering
expression oh really
in Chains he can’t do anything he might
bite on the contrary Empress I should
like to kiss your beautiful head as it
becomes more arrogant readers start
taking him less seriously and laugh at
his absurd actions his curiosity and
trip taking ultimately drive him crazy
is a terrible mistake and caused him to
reject others especially human society
what is your argument sir
I think the proposition being advanced
is that the Society of horses is
superior to our own is that your
suggestion sir I’m not suggesting it I’m
insisting on
number five the Lilliputians and
brobdingnagian the Lilliputians are a
tiny small-minded self-important
hypocritical people who are surprisingly
dangerous despite their size the child
has shown mercy of all those ruled by an
emperor who’s reliant on low heeled shoe
wearers to make important decisions
they’re constantly at war and represent
england’s political situation during
Swift’s time we must execute him execute
him you can’t do that are you with us
Lord Chancellor Oh with a monster while
Gulliver is large and potentially
powerful in Lilliput he’s powerless in
Brobdingnag where the people laugh at
Gulliver’s weaknesses I’m a man just
like you though the gigantic
brobdingnagian zwarst wisp
that larger forces could potentially end
English dominance on the world stage
they’re mostly a peaceful people with
simple laws and rules based on reason a
farmer brings in his crop and takes home
some of his neighbor’s look each takes
his share and no one goes hungry but
unless some people is starving how can
there be structure to society
Gulliver doesn’t feel safe or equal to
them despite their kindness does that
mean the poor have no recourse to the
law well the poor too busy working to
need justice number for the lepue
shion’s
enums and Yahoo’s the lepue shion’s
are people who use magnets to control
their floating island home they
represent the dangers and limitations of
abstract and theoretical knowledge as
these have made them oblivious to each
other and all human concerns these
masters are engaged in contemplation of
the universe do you wish to enter into
discourse with them
well yes if you’d like me sir since the
laputan king harshly rules the island
and the land below one of the cities
successfully revolts this rebellion is a
symbol of Great Britain’s relations with
Ireland in the country of the Houyhnhnms
Gulliver encounters horses that
represent the strengths and flaws in
reason as they are smarter than the
greedy violent and dirty human-like
creatures called Yahoo’s I can’t sleep
here you saw how they tried to attack me
and the smell is unbearable well what if
they try to set on me in the middle of
the night
those those yeah yeah who’s number three
values and themes one of the novel’s
main themes is politics and whether a
proper form of government exists
especially as related to the ideas of
might versus right and the individual
versus society it explores the practical
use of science the limits of human
understanding how class and rank affects
society and the relationships between
lies and the truth
Swift also appears to support a morality
that favors loyalty and kindness over
greed and dishonesty you don’t
understand you cannot understand where I
tell me help me to understand number two
modern popularity published under a pen
name in 1726 Gulliver’s Travels was an
instant hit and has been in print for
almost three centuries while terms like
lilliputian and Yahoo have become
English expressions the novel itself has
spawned multiple sequels number one
screen adaptations Gulliver’s Travels
has been adapted for the screen on
numerous occasions including animated
productions targeting children and a
well received live-action TV series in
2010 a fantasy comedy with the same name
added a modern setting to the tale my
eyes and then I’m going to open them and
I’ll be home in bed okay okay do you
agree with our list what’s your favorite
piece of Gulliver’s Travels trivia be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com for
more entertaining top 10s could I deny
my true nature any longer
was this the real man a brute when I
caught sight of myself in a lake I like
to turn away in disgust
you
find my way home to England this novels
full title is travels into several
remote nations of the world in four
parts by Lemuel Gulliver first a surgeon
and then a captain of several ships
welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of mojo notes we’ll be
exploring ten pieces of trivia about
Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels how
long have I been away they said your
ship was lost I thought you were dead
how long have I been gone nearly nine
years
number 10 about the author born in 1667
in Dublin Ireland Jonathan Swift was
mainly brought up by his uncle after his
father’s death following his university
graduation he worked as a diplomat
secretary Swift soon began writing
satire poetry and political works
unfortunately his physical and mental
health worsened and he died in 1745
number nine influences and inspirations
Gulliver’s Travels was partially
inspired by Swift’s involvement in
English politics and his experiences
with human nature the book is considered
a satire with elements of fantasy and
parodies the genre known as travelers
tales where are we we are on the flying
island of the Bhutan by presenting a
somewhat negative view of humankind
swift also challenged ideas from the
Enlightenment era I want to go back to
my cell this place is full of Yahoo’s
number eight settings and era each part
of the novel details one of Lemuel
Gulliver voyages to various locations
while places like Lilliput Brobdingnag
Laputa and the country of the Houyhnhnms
are fictional Gulliver also visits Japan
and England Swift uses the make-believe
locations for satirical purposes and
political commentary that your people
are the most pernicious race of odious
little vermin that ever nature suffered
to crawl upon the face of the earth
number seven plot the story follows
Lemuel Gulliver voyages by sea on his
first trip he lands on Lilliput where he
meets people who are six inches tall
he’s a Papa he’s under constant guard
father his next voyage takes him to
Brobdingnag where the people can grow to
over 70 feet tall next
Gulliver finds himself on lipu toes
flying Island before reaching Japan he
also visits the Balnibarbi mainland the
magician filled glove dubbed rib and
luggnagg with its aging immortals drink
from this water you will never fear dead
on his last voyage Gulliver experiences
the land of the Houyhnhnms where
intelligent horses rule primitive humans
named Yahoo’s that’s quite enough of
that thank you horses the talked forces
that built houses the milk cows that
kept pets number six Lemuel Gulliver I
fear I may shock you with my personal
experience of their practices but I
believe it’s vital that you share my
deep revulsion at the antics of our
neighbors as the novel’s narrator Lemuel
Gulliver is a smart Englishman with a
background in medicine navigation and
mathematics the island was controlled by
a giant magnet my ingenious movements
could be made to rise or fall the only
disadvantage to this as far as I could
see was that whenever the lodestone was
moved all the compasses on the island
moved as well so the laputan is that
absolutely no idea where they were going
thanks to his love of traveling and
learning about people he’s been on many
different adventures readers easily
relate to Gulliver in the beginning
because he’s honest naive and uses
common sense to survive he’s staring at
to me he has a horrible leering
expression oh really
in Chains he can’t do anything he might
bite on the contrary Empress I should
like to kiss your beautiful head as it
becomes more arrogant readers start
taking him less seriously and laugh at
his absurd actions his curiosity and
trip taking ultimately drive him crazy
is a terrible mistake and caused him to
reject others especially human society
what is your argument sir
I think the proposition being advanced
is that the Society of horses is
superior to our own is that your
suggestion sir I’m not suggesting it I’m
insisting on
number five the Lilliputians and
brobdingnagian the Lilliputians are a
tiny small-minded self-important
hypocritical people who are surprisingly
dangerous despite their size the child
has shown mercy of all those ruled by an
emperor who’s reliant on low heeled shoe
wearers to make important decisions
they’re constantly at war and represent
england’s political situation during
Swift’s time we must execute him execute
him you can’t do that are you with us
Lord Chancellor Oh with a monster while
Gulliver is large and potentially
powerful in Lilliput he’s powerless in
Brobdingnag where the people laugh at
Gulliver’s weaknesses I’m a man just
like you though the gigantic
brobdingnagian zwarst wisp
that larger forces could potentially end
English dominance on the world stage
they’re mostly a peaceful people with
simple laws and rules based on reason a
farmer brings in his crop and takes home
some of his neighbor’s look each takes
his share and no one goes hungry but
unless some people is starving how can
there be structure to society
Gulliver doesn’t feel safe or equal to
them despite their kindness does that
mean the poor have no recourse to the
law well the poor too busy working to
need justice number for the lepue
shion’s
enums and Yahoo’s the lepue shion’s
are people who use magnets to control
their floating island home they
represent the dangers and limitations of
abstract and theoretical knowledge as
these have made them oblivious to each
other and all human concerns these
masters are engaged in contemplation of
the universe do you wish to enter into
discourse with them
well yes if you’d like me sir since the
laputan king harshly rules the island
and the land below one of the cities
successfully revolts this rebellion is a
symbol of Great Britain’s relations with
Ireland in the country of the Houyhnhnms
Gulliver encounters horses that
represent the strengths and flaws in
reason as they are smarter than the
greedy violent and dirty human-like
creatures called Yahoo’s I can’t sleep
here you saw how they tried to attack me
and the smell is unbearable well what if
they try to set on me in the middle of
the night
those those yeah yeah who’s number three
values and themes one of the novel’s
main themes is politics and whether a
proper form of government exists
especially as related to the ideas of
might versus right and the individual
versus society it explores the practical
use of science the limits of human
understanding how class and rank affects
society and the relationships between
lies and the truth
Swift also appears to support a morality
that favors loyalty and kindness over
greed and dishonesty you don’t
understand you cannot understand where I
tell me help me to understand number two
modern popularity published under a pen
name in 1726 Gulliver’s Travels was an
instant hit and has been in print for
almost three centuries while terms like
lilliputian and Yahoo have become
English expressions the novel itself has
spawned multiple sequels number one
screen adaptations Gulliver’s Travels
has been adapted for the screen on
numerous occasions including animated
productions targeting children and a
well received live-action TV series in
2010 a fantasy comedy with the same name
added a modern setting to the tale my
eyes and then I’m going to open them and
I’ll be home in bed okay okay do you
agree with our list what’s your favorite
piece of Gulliver’s Travels trivia be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com for
more entertaining top 10s could I deny
my true nature any longer
was this the real man a brute when I
caught sight of myself in a lake I like
to turn away in disgust
you
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