CliffsNotes on Swift's Gulliver's Travels

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In CliffsNotes on Gulliver's Travels, you follow the adventures of a man who is thought to be lost at sea but ends up traveling through many strange lands. The novel is a consciously funny satire that lampoons people's conceits and puffery with tales of abominable behavior. Jonathan Swift's masterpiece is both a social commentary and -- in its abridged form -- a children's classic.

This concise supplement to Swift's Gulliver's Travels helps you understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. Features that help you study include

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