Character sketch of Brobdingnagians.

Brobdingnagians are giant humans. Swift here satirizes the human physiognomy. He emphasizes the  ugliness of human body if seen from very close, in enlarged manner. He undercuts the notion of vanity and pride. Further, through the character of greedy farmer he aims the corruption of agrarian structure of England in the wake of capitalism. However, through his conversation with the king the readers learn that the kingdom is alien to the ideas of violence. The king is amazed at the fact that little people like Gulliver could be clever enough to design wars and murders. The second book offers only reversal of gaze in relation the first book.

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