Horse Land
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Now this was an interesting piece. It completely reverses the roles of man and beast, which I found really odd. I think it's an interesting idea that in the beginning of this section, Gulliver sees a Yahoo and is not only disgusted by this discovery, but also neglects to recognize them for their human qualities. It soon becomes apparent that Yahoos are simply wild, hairy human beings that are ruled by horses, beasts of burden in the ordinary world.
I also loved that last scene where Gulliver is back home and he can't stand to be around people anymore, but prefers horses. It was especially interesting to me when he is so disgusted with even his wife and can't stand to sit any closer to her than across a long table with a handkerchief over his nose.
I also loved that last scene where Gulliver is back home and he can't stand to be around people anymore, but prefers horses. It was especially interesting to me when he is so disgusted with even his wife and can't stand to sit any closer to her than across a long table with a handkerchief over his nose.
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It is interesting that Swift chooses to create a land of intelligent horses (as opposed to another animal). Swift actually loved to ride horses, so this may have been his effort to examine his own relationship to and assumptions about horses.
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