Themes In Gulliver's Travels

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The human mind is not capable of knowing everything, and may not fully understand society and the decisions that people make because of this. In the mystical tale of Gulliver’s Travels, main character Lemuel Gulliver finds himself taking an adventure to get away from England, only to find himself in even stranger societies. During his voyages Gulliver runs into difficult situations, in which each of them connect back to his english society. Because of this, Gulliver becomes dissatisfied with the journeys he is taking as he does not understand these societies and they are only reminding him of his past. The adventurous story of Gulliver’s Travels, written by Jonathan Swift, describes the journeys of a failed businessman and his disinterest in the English government. A recurring theme throughout Gulliver’s Travels is that humans are not meant to know everything. An example of this is that during one of Gulliver’s adventures, the Laputans know everything, and Gulliver gets frustrated that he is unable to know what they know. However, what Gulliver does not know is that he is better off not knowing because he would not be able to understand the information and only be more frustrated. This theme also connects to the events occurring in the author, Jonathan Swift, referring to those who pride themselves in knowing everything. Another theme throughout this work is that you will forever find comfort in your home. Lemuel Gulliver displays this because although he despises

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