The idea of the perfect and model state has existed since the beginning of civilization. In Jonathon Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver travels to remote lands and is passionate about analyzing and investigating the possibility of utopias. There are notable examples of utopias in Gulliver's Travels; such is symbolized by the Houyhnhnms and the Lilliputians. However, most of these states could not be logically achievable in Swift's English society because they would require a very different state of government. The only obtainable utopia that Gulliver observed in Gulliver's Travels are the Lilliputians due to their systematic order of political law similar to that of 17th and 18th century England. Although there are some characteristics of Lilliputian society in Gulliver's Travels that are bizarre, the similarities of Lilliputian society to English society are used to show that problems are present in all civilizations and it is bizarre to imagine that they cannot exist. presented in Gulliver's Travels have a model lifestyle, Swift makes them non-human horse-like creatures. This is significant because it suggests that only those who are not human are truly capable of existing in a just society or utopia. It is essential to recognize that the Lilliputians are comparable to English society, the only difference being their tiny size. The Lilliputians in Gulliver's Travels are comparable to England as Gulliver observes the insignificance of some proceedings that seem to become important in politics and society. This portrait of Lilliput and its society provides an example of how an English utopia could be achieved, particularly in terms of politics and law.... middle of paper... in England they seem equally ridiculous, especially given that the Much of the debate centered on the “appropriate or correct” way to deduce which portion of the egg was the smaller end. The Lilliputians and their society appear to a large extent like a small and more ridiculous England. The portrayal of the people and government continues and it becomes apparent that although the Lilliputians can tolerate the same impurities of English society, such as over-the-top government, riots over moderately trivial matters, and an inclination to attempt to control more mundane aspects of daily life . life. It is in this sense that the Lilliputians achieve many values and ways of thinking that allow them to become utopian in relation to England. Jonathon Swift recognizes this and, along with current Enlightenment thinking of the time, satirizes the concept of human pride.
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