As I read the first chapter of Gulliver’s Travels, the only image that came to my mind was that of the movie Castaway. Just as Gulliver, the protagonist in the movie is a victim of a terrible accident and is then swished upon the shore. Although he does not encounter any human life on the island and much less has any encounters with people such as the Yahoos he does have to survive alone for four years.
I also found it quite interesting that most of the descriptions and plot of the book reminds me of various movies that I’ve watched and TV series. So then it occurred to me that if this book were made into a movie it would be a hit.
Even though it does not use direct humor, as a reader I find it quite amusing the image of a human being tied down by several ropes and little people walking all over him. I can’t help but think of what the Yahoo’s think of him.
In the second chapter, as Gulliver has various encounters with the emperor , who then decides to search him and strip him of all his belongings. Since the only thing that Gulliver wants is to have his liberty, the first step to this is gaining the emperors trust. This is the reason why he lets the emperor take all his belongings, including the ones that could help him if he were to need them as defense weapons.
I also want to point out that the emperor is depicted as a very smart man. He thinks of every possiblitly that Gulliver can cause upon the kingdom. And he makes decisions which are very wise and benefit both his kingdom and Gulliver.
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