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What do we learn from Gulliver travells

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We learnt that we must be honest, brave and not to look down on ourselves. Honesty is a thing that we learn from Gulliver. He himself says that lying is not a part of his life. In Lilliput he comes to know that lying is a capital punishment and is considered worse than stealing. In the country of the Houyhnhnms, he is surprised to learn that the Houyhnhnms have no concept of what it means to lie. There is complete honesty in their land. Other thing that we learn from Gulliver is not to underestimate any one based on their looks. Finally, it is always advantageous to have good linguistic skills.

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not more tal because life is balanced 



 
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I think your question can be best examined through themes.
Swift was a satirist. He sought to expose the hypocrisy of society, particularly the monarchy. Swift hated the huge social inequities, the luxury and greed in English society. Each place that Gulliver visits serves to illuminate problems that Swift sees rotting in his own society. Swift felt that friendship and brotherly love were key to a successful society. Although the Brobdingnagians had an army, it was based on mutual respect and good will among the men. I'm not sure how that would actually work but Swift uses it as a teaching point.
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