I really appreciate Swift's wit and imagination which make this novel so thought-provoking and fascinating. I also like how he makes use of satire to explore the political and socioeconomic issues affecting the English people in his time. After reading this novel, I have a strong desire to study about the political history of England, which I am not totally familiar of, and I believe that would help me understand this novel better. Overall this is a complex story which deals with various themes such as morality and ethics, society and class, and gender issues. It is a combination of political satire and adventure; on the surface, it seems easy to understand, but actually it is not.

a wooden plate or platter

incapable of error

I like all the detailed measurements described in this novel!

one that is notably small

He curses his own stupidity and recklessness in trying a second voyage against all the advice of his friends and relations.

He screams with the strength of fear, which makes the huge creature break stride.

A small tower that is connected to a larger tower.

He keeps thinks he can escape by outdoing them in physical strength, but I think these people might be able to outsmart him.

I wonder how long he's going to keep that promise.

The foods seems distant from any food humans would know.

incapable of being satisfied

I noticed that Swift likes to use this number a lot. Wonder if there's any specific reason for this.

I think he's underestimating these people.

He references fortune a lot.

I wonder if that's accurate or he's exaggerating because he's really weak.

"As fortune directed me", I think he implies that he swam the direction that he felt was right.

He is the only survivor from the shipwreck.

The chains allow him to move immediately around the gate to his temple, so he can lie down inside the building or stand up outside of it.

Swift includes the line of childbirth several times in this story. Does it just show that no one are first born children (the child usually of the most importance)?

He's kept tied down to the ground as the tiny people build him a set of chains.

He studied a lot of medicine and science.

He wakes up after four hours because one of his guards climbs onto his face and sticks his spear up his left nostril, making him sneeze violently, and the guards sneak off. This is comical!

He came from a well off family, but his father definitely made his work for money.

I wonder why he was taken prisoner. Was is just because he was a traveler that arrived in a new land?

He falls asleep again haha

The first words he learns from the emperor are to ask the emperor to set him free, which he begs him every day on his knees.

It's interesting that these tiny people seem totally fine with climbing onto his body and walking around even though he's a giant to them.

Guess which size of hogsheads they are using?

This scene would be hilarious on screen. Imagine how tiny the food is.

He must be hungry to death.

The tiny people are amazed at how much Gulliver can eat lol

A very funky story. This seems to me to be the only fiction or fantasy piece we have read and it does not disappoint on the crazy factor. Honestly, I would not be surprised to find out the author wrote this based on a crazy dream or drug induced hallucination. However, the story was plain enough to enjoy and understand. The creativity was praiseworthy. I find the lack of desire to be with his family (compared to the desire to adventure, sail, and make money) saddening. But, at least the ending satisfied this.

Yes, we form our ideas of qualities based on relativity. What is large to an ant is small to a human, what is large to a human wight be tiny to a giant. What is hot to a Londoner might be cold to a Texan (just to throw in some current events).

I find it interesting that the author chooses to use "shift" in stead of "turn" or "took at turn."

also known as a sickle.

He is showing his terror of the giants with verbiage such as "monster." He is not necessarily meaning an evil, vicious creature, but something deformed or abnormal, scary.

Sounds like someone should really invest in a good lawn mower or a landscaping service.

Was he abandoned

about 3 miles

Maluku islands (spice islands). A group of islands of eastern Indonesia between Sulawesi and New Guinea. Inhabited by various Malay and Papuan peoples, the islands were colonized first by the Portuguese in the 1500s and later fell to the Dutch in the 1600s. The Moluccas, long known as the "Spice Islands," have historically provided much of the world's cloves, nutmeg, and mace.

malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering.

spend the winter in a particular place.

This is located on the coast of southern Africa, though not the southern tip of Africa.

Strong wind, probably carrying the sail and in turn the boat, speeding travel.

Again, is he a captain or commander? Or maybe both?

All I can say thus far is it is very strange. It started quite tame with a description of a normal life but that quickly departed. Interested to see where this goes.

I find this way of saying he left his him interesting and clear in showing his priorities. He did not leave his family or his home, rather he left his native country. Obviously his focus is on travel, not on comfort or family.

This is reminding me of the tiny Roman figurines in The Night at the Museum.

A little personification here, giving the eyes the ability to be offended.

(of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread. https://www.google.com/search?q=abated&oq=abated&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1567j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Three nautical leagues is about ten miles.

The seasons are flipped on the southern hemisphere. December is mid-summer and August mid-winter.

A common European name for Tasmania (a part of Australia) before 1856.

A district of Eastern London This is an image of Wapping, though it probably did not look like this at the time of publication.

Though smart, obviously a man driven and motivated by money and little else.

Obviously a smart man. A surgeon, reader, and easily understands or learns new languages.

How hard it must be to spend six years away from your husband or wife.

It is not what you know, it is who you know.

This is either a county in Illinois (probably not) or Leiden, a city in Holland (more likely). Or, of course, this could be another fictional location.

So is he a Captain or Commander?

A fictional place.

covered

Lemuel Gulliver in Lilliput

Gulliver in Brobdingnag

lessen

charge

verbal permission

an official entrusted with administration of the laws

kind of like a religious doctrine

their holy book

not easily subdued, remedied, or removed

internal struggles

a strong feeling of dislike or hatred

High heels: symbolic of the English Tories; low heels: symbolic of the English Whigs

It is an order to attack or fire arrows; "Let go! Vomit!"

guessed

Tasmania in Australia

Captain William Prichard offering Gulliver the opportunity to board the Antelope.

One who deals in hose (stockings and socks), or in goods knitted or woven like hose, such as undergarments, jerseys, cardigans, and the like.

Gulliver's first employer

It was formerly the custom to call unmarried women Mrs.

formal division in or separation from a church or religious body

Traditionally, Lilliputians broke boiled eggs on the larger end; a few generations ago, an Emperor of Lilliput, the present emperor's great-grandfather, had decreed that all eggs be broken on the smaller end after his son cut himself breaking the egg on the larger end.

are two fictional island nations neighboring in the South Indian Ocean, separated by a channel 800 yards wide.

Map of Lilliput and Blefuscu showing the location in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sumatra:

plucking and drawing, preparatory to cooking

of lower rank

the part of an estate given to a child

the household and all pertaining thereto

bills of credit issued from the exchequer by authority of parliament, for example, this is a 1709 Bank Of England Exchequer Bill:

a body of men united for some sinister purpose

side sheltered from the wind

flag, corrupted from ensign

A famous natural roadstead off the southeast coast of Kent, between Goodwin Sands and the mainland, south of the Thames entrance

inns in England are often named after animals with an adjective descriptive of the color of the sign; as, The Golden Lion, The White Horse.

apt, docile

Mozambique Channel

the equator

peasants; rustics

about three dollars and sixty cents

showing

about three miles as the birds fly

a cushion for a woman to ride on behind a person on horseback. From London to St. Alban's: about twenty miles

pumpkin

accomplishments

a very large atlas by a French geographer in use in Swift's time

as much money of me

a Portuguese gold piece worth about six dollars

an obsolete English gold coin, of the value of five dollars

Here's a five Guinea coin, James II, Great Britain, 1688:

a bird of fable said to live for a long time and rise anew from its own ashes

a private room

a writing-desk

attendance on the king

a freak of nature

one of the great ships of Swift's time

large larks are caught on the downs near Dunstable between September and February, and sent to London for luxurious tables

the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone

Gresham College is named after the founder, an English merchant, who died in 1580.

Gresham College, engraving by George Vertue, 1740:

this is about four hundred feet high

the order of battle

a lattice upon which fruit-trees or shrubs are trained

short oars

right or left

a larger-sized pin

a broad belt

knave

a ceremonious visit received by a distinguished person in the morning

a stringed instrument, a forerunner of out piano

private room

memorable

a high court of equity

commenting

Dionysius Halicarnassensis was born about the middle of the first century, B.C.; he endeavored in his history to relieve his Greek countrymen from the mortification they had felt in their subjection to the Romans, and patched up an old legend about Rome being of Greek origin and therefore their "political mother."

words used in that philosophy which deals with thinking, existence, and things beyond the senses

active, spirited

compact, agreement

an old term for the travelling of the sovereign to different parts of his country

a rough cart

a serving-boy, and especially one who waits on a person of rank

prey

shock, concussion

speedily

to get alongside

Interesting last reading! We get to see history of Gulliver, his family background, and his struggles. It is amazing to see his life and get a deep understanding of the character. As all of the reading done so far in this class, this reading also provided some strong imagery through out part I. The story provided another perspective of battling in a nation through Gulliver's life.

Thats funny and interesting

Lilliputian language. Tolgo Phonac Lill. not defined: in context, appears to be an order to attack or fire arrows; "Let go! Vomit!" or "Let go vomit!"

“Degul”, writes Rothman, is the Hebrew word for “flag”, and the verb “hikinah” in Hebrew means “to transfer, impart, or give”. “Thus,” writes Rothman, “one might deduce that Hekinah Degul pronounces a militant stance, offers a display of colours, and urges Gulliver's capitulation to the Lilliputian flag.”

Gulliver's Travels, or Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships is a prose satire of 1726 by the Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, satirising both human nature and the "travellers' tales" literary subgenre.

"Born on November 30, 1667, Irish author, clergyman and satirist Jonathan Swift grew up fatherless. Under the care of his uncle, he received a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and then worked as a statesman's assistant. Eventually, he became dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. Most of his writings were published under pseudonyms. He best remembered for his 1726 book Gulliver's Travels."

Probably referring to the thirty years war. One of the deadliest wars in European history, with over 8 million casualties. It was mainly due to religious conflict following the Protestant Reformation

He finds his way home and it takes him a while to get accustomed back to his normal life. His wife never wants him to go to sea anymore. Overall this was an easy read and I enjoyed it!

Gulliver is saved by his own people and boards their ship

I feel bad! He's just getting treated like crap wherever he goes but even more so now because he is being tortured

the farmer saw Gulliver's condition and wanted to make as much money as he could before Gulliver dies

sword

now he is the little guy and scared so he hides

Reldresal was able to reduce Gulliver's sentence and spare his life by only giving orders to pull out both of his eyes

Anyone who falsely accuses someone of a crime is put to death because they consider lying to be far worse than a theft because a honest person is more vulnerable to a liar than a thief.

inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant

He didn't want to interfere btwn the two parties but regardless, he is ready to help defend Lilliput

pshhh haha crazy!

he swore to all the articles and was set free

Thank goodness he did the right thing by setting the men free because it literally saved his life and instead they choose to treat him with kindness.

I like how Swift goes into detail throughout the story to show us how big Gulliver is by telling us it took 600 beds to make one for him...This is one BIG guy!

They thought Gulliver was going to eat the 6 men but instead they are pleased to see that he pulls out a penknife and sets them all free.

Gulliver was tempted to get a hold of 40-50 of the little people and throw them to the ground but remembers the promise he made them. He decides not to and instead is grateful for their hospitality.

downward slope

his success depended of Mr. Bates?

wait did he get money for marrying Mrs. Burton?

Okay, so while doing the writing project 3, I read that Roger Ascham attended college at the age of fourteen as well, but didn't quite understand if it was a true possible thing. So I guess it was possible back then.

Sounds similar to me. I am the third of five daughters.

Is this like the preface of each chapter?

a body of men secretly united to gain some political end

powerful

displace

an order not to sail

the Koran or Mohammedan Bible

coat-tail

an instrument long used for measuring altitudes

a wooden plate or platter

a small spy-glass or telescope

shining; transparent

in the first place

small pockets in the waistband of trousers to receive a watch.

a language—Italian mixed with Arabic, Greek, and Turkish—used by Frenchmen, Spaniards, and Italians trading with Arabs, Turks, and Greeks. It is the commercial language of Constantinople.

a decoration to denote rank

a sedan chair is here meant. It held one person, and was carried by two men by means of projecting poles.

an old word for a perch, sixteen feet and a half, also for a rood of ground

a short wooden staff, upon one end of which was a steel head

the king's seal

a leather jacket or waistcoat

Approximately the length of a mans arm, from elbow to middle finger or about 18 inches