GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

- Jonathan Swift

GULLIVERS TRAVELSGULLIVERS TRAVELSGULLIVERS TRAVELSGULLIVERS TRAVELS

• PART THREEPART THREE

THE VOYAGE TO THE VOYAGE TO

LAPUTALAPUTA

BALNIBARIBALNIBARI

GLUBDUBDRIBGLUBDUBDRIB

andand

LUGGNAGGLUGGNAGG

• PART THREEPART THREE

THE VOYAGE TO THE VOYAGE TO

LAPUTALAPUTA

BALNIBARIBALNIBARI

GLUBDUBDRIBGLUBDUBDRIB

andand

LUGGNAGGLUGGNAGG

LAPUTALAPUTA

ELEVATED ISLANDA Collection of the smartest people in

all the land who were thought to be able to consider ideas that were of a

HIGHER LEVEL OF THINKING

ELEVATED ISLANDA Collection of the smartest people in

all the land who were thought to be able to consider ideas that were of a

HIGHER LEVEL OF THINKING

Inhabitants of LAPUTAInhabitants of LAPUTA

People thinking only in the realm of:

THE ABSTRACTTHE ABSTRACTandand

THE EXCEEDINGLY IMPRACTICALTHE EXCEEDINGLY IMPRACTICAL

All, including King, were very absent- minded

People thinking only in the realm of:

THE ABSTRACTTHE ABSTRACTandand

THE EXCEEDINGLY IMPRACTICALTHE EXCEEDINGLY IMPRACTICAL

All, including King, were very absent- minded

COMPARISON TO TODAY

COMPARISON TO TODAY

• SMART ‘seen as STUPID,’SMART ‘seen as STUPID,’• STUPID ‘seen as SMART’STUPID ‘seen as SMART’

• Is there a relationship Is there a relationship between this thought and between this thought and

the world TODAY?the world TODAY?

• SMART ‘seen as STUPID,’SMART ‘seen as STUPID,’• STUPID ‘seen as SMART’STUPID ‘seen as SMART’

• Is there a relationship Is there a relationship between this thought and between this thought and

the world TODAY?the world TODAY?

BALNIBARIBALNIBARI

• Home to

The GRAND ACADEMY– A place where:

•All problems are ‘solved’

•Where we discover home

•Filled with all the most brilliant minds in the world

• Home to

The GRAND ACADEMY– A place where:

•All problems are ‘solved’

•Where we discover home

•Filled with all the most brilliant minds in the world

BALNIBARIBALNIBARI PHILOSOPHYBALNIBARIBALNIBARI PHILOSOPHY

• For further thinking:

• They decided changechange could not happen for a new world until the Old World was DESTROYED first…

• IS THIS REALISTIC?

• For further thinking:

• They decided changechange could not happen for a new world until the Old World was DESTROYED first…

• IS THIS REALISTIC?

Other Parts of the Other Parts of the AcademyAcademy

•SCHOOL OF LANGUAGESCHOOL OF LANGUAGE

•SCHOOL OF POLITICSSCHOOL OF POLITICS

•ROOM OF ANSWERSROOM OF ANSWERS

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE

*Thought that TALKING corrodes the lungs•GesturesGestures would be sufficient for understanding each other

• CONFUSION??? Do we ever truly understand another person?

SCHOOL OF POLITICS• Three out of every four people in the room

were:

• INFORMERSINFORMERS• ACCUSERS ACCUSERS

• or PROSECUTORSor PROSECUTORS

• How does this type of environment constrain our thinking?

ROOM OF ANSWERSROOM OF ANSWERS Gulliver enters and sees…

Who gives us the answers that we truly desire?

Do we have a desire to LEARN what others see?

How does learning from others CONFORM us to a ‘standard’?

Gulliver enters and sees…

Who gives us the answers that we truly desire?

Do we have a desire to LEARN what others see?

How does learning from others CONFORM us to a ‘standard’?

GLUBDUBDRIBGLUBDUBDRIBHome to the HISTORIAN

Gulliver * found wandering in the desert * taken to the home of a student of REAL history

Home to the HISTORIAN

Gulliver * found wandering in the desert * taken to the home of a student of REAL history

desolationdesolationdesolationdesolation◊ a result of seeking ONLY what we

want to find instead of what is available for understanding

◊ Gulliver- seeking to TRUST and SUPPORT from strangers…

WHEN DOES THISTHIS HAPPEN IN LIFE?????

◊ a result of seeking ONLY what we want to find instead of what is available for understanding

◊ Gulliver- seeking to TRUST and SUPPORT from strangers…

WHEN DOES THISTHIS HAPPEN IN LIFE?????

HISTORY REPEATSHISTORY REPEATS

When does history REPEAT itself?

When has history been repeated in YOUR lifetime?

THE GATE OF LIFE THE GATE OF LIFE AND AND DEATH DEATH

When does history REPEAT itself?

When has history been repeated in YOUR lifetime?

THE GATE OF LIFE THE GATE OF LIFE AND AND DEATH DEATH

THE GATE OF LIFE AND DEATHTHE GATE OF LIFE AND DEATH

Does life continue on the other side?

What virtues are necessary to attain a proper resolution

Is it possible to ‘see’ what happens after your time is past?

Should/Do we care if others see our actions?

Does life continue on the other side?

What virtues are necessary to attain a proper resolution

Is it possible to ‘see’ what happens after your time is past?

Should/Do we care if others see our actions?

VILLIANSVILLIANS Gulliver discusses those who are given the

highest powers of TRUST, POWER< DIGNITY and PROFIT:

How greatly does this relate to

the problemsthe problems

in society today?

Who abuses $$? Who is to BLAME???

ILLUSION OF OBSTACLES

Gulliver attempts to escape, believes he cannot

WHAT TYPES OF THINGS STAND IN THE WAY OF WHAT WE DESIRE TO DO?

HOW CAN WE CHANGE THIS PERCEPTION?

LUGGNAGG

The land of IMMORTALITYIMMORTALITY

Shown, by the King, the stuldbruggs-- beings who would never die.

Gulliver asked to ‘drink the Water…’ would give the ‘forever existence’

Is this already happeningIs this already happening?

LAUDANUMLAUDANUM A liquid form of HEROIN Pain-Killers (codeine, morphine)

Has Society become WEAK towards what ails them?

Is there a true ‘cure all’ for our problems?

Why do we grab a ‘Quick Fix’?

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS• Part FOUR

THE HOUYHNHNMSTHE HOUYHNHNMS

Land of the YAHOOS and Horse People

YAHOOSYAHOOS

» Representation of an Uncivilized society

Connection to the INTERNET????» Does this computer-aged society

keep people from having the ability to communicate with each other?

» What does this entail for future generations?

JUDGEMENTSJUDGEMENTSJUDGEMENTSJUDGEMENTSAre we still a society that judges

people first based on outward appearance?

Why are people judged this way?

Why is an initial impression of someone so important?

Are we still a society that judges people first based on outward appearance?

Why are people judged this way?

Why is an initial impression of someone so important?

SIMPLE SIMPLE LANGUAGELANGUAGESIMPLE SIMPLE LANGUAGELANGUAGE• Is it possible to bridge the

communication gap between animals and humans?

• Do animals understand us? Do we understand them as well?

• Is it possible to bridge the communication gap between animals and humans?

• Do animals understand us? Do we understand them as well?

Houyhnhmn Houyhnhmn CommunicationCommunication

Houyhnhmn Houyhnhmn CommunicationCommunication

• The horses had a mandatory ‘pause’ before conversing with one another

• Should people be forced to pause and consider what they say before speaking? Would this IMPROVE conversation?

• The horses had a mandatory ‘pause’ before conversing with one another

• Should people be forced to pause and consider what they say before speaking? Would this IMPROVE conversation?

LYINGLYINGLYINGLYING• Would our society be able to

function without LYING? (def. attorneys; peddlers;

candidates for election; posers of knowledge)

Is the purpose of speech for sharing and understanding information?

• Would our society be able to function without LYING?

(def. attorneys; peddlers; candidates for election; posers of knowledge)

Is the purpose of speech for sharing and understanding information?

CLOTHINGCLOTHINGCLOTHINGCLOTHING•Gulliver is ridiculed by the

Houyhnhnms for the clothes he wears

•What is the purpose of clothes? Cover? Modesty? Show importance?

•Do clothes make the person? If not, why do we have them???

•Gulliver is ridiculed by the Houyhnhnms for the clothes he wears

•What is the purpose of clothes? Cover? Modesty? Show importance?

•Do clothes make the person? If not, why do we have them???

THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

Are Animals mistreated in society? Since they were here before us, will they still be here after us?

THE CHOOSING OF A LEADER

How are leaders in the Houyhnhnms society chosen?

Day One- Laziest

Day Two- AggressionDay Three- Mating

DIAMONDSDIAMONDSDIAMONDSDIAMONDSWhy does this shiny rock have

value?

Who decides that a colorless stone should be worth anything at all?

What does the payment or value of a colorless rock say about the priorities of our society?

Why does this shiny rock have value?

Who decides that a colorless stone should be worth anything at all?

What does the payment or value of a colorless rock say about the priorities of our society?

FERMENTED APPLESFERMENTED APPLES

» Reference to Alcohol» Dull senses; causes things to

happen that would not normally.

Is this a show of our feeble ability to converse our desires and inhibitions with another person??

ARE PEOPLE THE REAL ANIMALS?

ARE PEOPLE THE REAL ANIMALS?

What have humans done to the society the animals first ruled?

Is society actually better or worse?

What have humans done to the society the animals first ruled?

Is society actually better or worse?

BELIEVING/BELIEVING IN something

BELIEVING/BELIEVING IN something

Which is more crucial?Which one shows us who we are?

When are people capable of discerning the truth after encountering so many lies in their lives? Who can we really trust to tell us the truth?

Which is more crucial?Which one shows us who we are?

When are people capable of discerning the truth after encountering so many lies in their lives? Who can we really trust to tell us the truth?

LOSTLOSTHow do we know if we are actually lost?

Do we know where we are going or do we just float through this existence?

How can we get guidance along the way?