Chapter 3, 4, & 5: Apart of Lilliput

Gulliver has been a good captive for the Lilliputians and has gotten favor from most of the people. They put on a show for him, which was like tightrope walking. There had been some fatal accidents from their participation in this activity, but Gulliver fixed by using his handkerchief as a net for them.

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By being such a easy-going captive they decide to give him his freedom as long as he signs the Lilliputians agreement. The agreement pretty much states that he shouldn't kill Lilliputians or destroy their things. He must also be on their side in the the war against Blefuscu. He agrees to this but doesn't think he should be involved in a foreign war which started over what side to crack and egg. No joke! Thats what these two peoples are fighting over. But since he has agreed he must fight against them. So, he takes the Blefuscusians ships that were about to attack Lilliput and bring them to the Emperor of Lilliput. Which pretty much seems to end the war between them. Gulliver finds that the Blefuscusians aren't really that bed as the Lilliputians say, which isn't any surprise. 

Chapter 1 & 2: Arriving in Lilliput

Lemuel Gulliver makes his living through traveling, but during one voyage he becomes shipwrecked and is washed to an island where he falls asleep. He awakes to tiny people all around him, speaking a language he does not know. He tries to get up but is tied down and shot at with tiny arrows that sting. He is brought to the tiny people's Emperor who is kind to him by giving as much food and water they can allow. Though, he still isn't let go.

He is then taken closer to the small village/city and is given his own space, still tied up. People are assigned to him to teach him their language, make him clothes, and check his pockets. He's making quite a spectacle for his large size compared to the normal citizen of Lilliput.

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Thoughts of Starting Gulliver's Travels

I have heard much about Gulliver's Travels in that there is a big man in a small world, but I'm sure that's not all the the book, and I'm interested in seeing what this whole things about. I think he goes to a few other worlds in which he is very small, very wise and very ignorant. After looking up a little of the book I found that each place represents something and shows significance to government. This book is also found as a satire. Here is a website I look at to get a basic understanding of what I'm about to read. I think this will be a great book to read and a little challenging since it was published in 1726.

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This is what most imagine when they hear Gulliver's Travels.

Final Look at Brave New World

So, I figured out that I'm totally done with the last book, Brave New World, so this will be the last thing I say about it.

The ending was sad with John's death, but with so many disappointments throughout the book I was indifferent. Also, this way it was more realistic. Brave New World was about achieving happiness through ignorance and pleasure, it kind of reminded me of Substance, a figure in a piece of Chinese literature we read in class last week. Substance believed that since we will die we should, "drink wine" when we have it. Which is sort of like the BNW's theory that when you want someone you can have he/she, no huge waiting involved. Well, patience is a virtue.

I would probably recommend this book to people who want an interesting concept to think about and has an opened mind. I didn't find it difficult to read either, so if you're up for a book, consider Brave New World.

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