Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Gulliver's background

Why do you think Swift begins his story with so many mundane details about Gulliver's background and in so matter-of-fact a tone?

1 comments:

The Kings said...

To better understand the kind of person Gulliver was...and why he was not content to stay home but wanted opportunity to explore. Also, to know of his profession as a doctor and his navigational skills helped later in the story.