Answer:
Gulliver's
Travels
Gulliver's repeated petitions
for freedom at last got a favorable response from the emperor. Gulliver, the Man-Mountain
was granted the permission to explore the metropolis with certain conditions.
He was not allowed to cause any harm to the inhabitants. The Lilliputians were
asked to avoid being crushed by the Man-Mountain. As Gulliver entered the city
high?which was all about eleven inches broad so that a coach or horses could be
driven on it. The people lived in three to five storied buildings.
The emperor's palace was
situated at the centre of the city and Gulliver built two stools to have a
close look at the magnificence of the palace. He reached the innermost court to
cherish the splendid apartments of the young princess and the empress. He
heartily greeted the hands of the young princess. Gulliver enjoyed his visit to
the metropolis as he travelled the miniature city that looked like a theatre
backdrop to him. As anobserver, Gulliver cherished to see the far-stretched
garden like country side with fields and flower beds in aminiature dimension of
seven feet height.
Or
The
King of Brobdingnag in contrast to the emperor of Lilliput, was a man of true
intellect, well-versed in politicsto rule his people, wisely and
compassionately. Despite his physical stature, he behaved with Gulliver, in absolute
benevolence. He considered Gulliver as a rational being despite his physical
diminutive stature. Theking was a peace-loving person of moralethics. So his
response was limited to accept Gulliver's advice on in corporation of gun powder
and books.
Gulliver proudly described for the king,
the society and the government of England. But it created a negative
impression to the king. England
appeared ridiculous to the king of Brobdingnag with its moral corruption. The King
of Brobdingnag was a man of huge physical stature and his physical feature also
metaphorically suggested his moral superiority. The king belonged to his own
country where the system was based on moralvalues. When the king questioned
Gulliver closely about England, he could not analyse the words of Gulliver.
Tohim it seemed that England was only a place where "the most pernicious
race of little" creatures ever lived.
Three Men in a
Boat
As the friends continued with
further discussions on items to be taken for the trip, it was decided that no
paraffinoil was to be taken to cook the meals. George took the initiative to
take a frying pan, a tea pot, a kettle and amethylated spirit for breakfast. He
refused to take an oil stove and the friends agreed with him to takemethylated
spirit stove as a better alternative for the paraffin oil. They feared to carry
the oil stove as they already had a previous experience. Once they had taken an
oil stove when the oil accidentally oozed down therudder and flowed down the
entire boat causing a mess to their journey. It even oozed down into the river
water.
The smell of the paraffin oil
rose up in the air. They were in a confused state as wherever they went, the
pungentscent seemed to follow them.
Or
The
narrator has presented the character of Stivvings with humour to justify his
thought that there are people who want what they do not have and have what they
do not want. Stivvings was a boy in narrator's school, wholoved studying and
wished to give his efforts. But he used to fall ill very often and had to miss
the school in circumstances. On the other hand, every other boy in the school
wished that they would fall sick frequently and miss school but the situation
was such that they could not.
Stivvings was a boy who otherwise wanted
to earn laurels for the school and make his parents proud. This incident is a
humourous description as the narrator himself never fell ill during school
days, but only invacations he would be down with cough, cold and other problems.
Stivvings was also known by the other name/Sand ford and Merton'. The curious
case of Stivvings adds a humourous tone to the novel.
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