GULLIVER

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GULLIVERS TRAVELS

• DISCUSSION
• FOR PARTS THREE AND FOUR

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GULLIVERS TRAVELS

• PART THREE
• THE VOYAGE TO
• LAPUTA
• BALNIBARI
• GLUBDUBDRIB
• and
• LUGGNAGG

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LAPUTA

• ELEVATED ISLAND
• A 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

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Inhabitants of LAPUTA

• People thinking only in the realm of
• THE ABSTRACT
• and
• THE EXCEEDINGLY IMPRACTICAL
• All, including King, were very
• absent- minded

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COMPARISON TO TODAY

• SMART seen as STUPID,
• STUPID seen as SMART
• Is there a relationship between this thought and
  the world TODAY?

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BALNIBARI

• 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

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BALNIBARI PHILOSOPHY

• For further thinking
• They decided change could not happen for a new
  world until the Old World was DESTROYED first
• IS THIS REALISTIC?

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Other Parts of the Academy

• SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE
• SCHOOL OF POLITICS
• ROOM OF ANSWERS

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SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE

• Thought that TALKING
• corrodes the lungs
• Gestures would be sufficient for understanding
  each other
• CONFUSION??? Do we ever truly understand another
  person?

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SCHOOL OF POLITICS

• Three out of every four people in the room were
• INFORMERS
• ACCUSERS
• or PROSECUTORS
• How does this type of environment
  constrain our thinking?

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ROOM 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?

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GLUBDUBDRIB

• Home to the
• HISTORIAN
• Gulliver
• found wandering in the desert
• taken to the home of a student of REAL
  history

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desolation

• 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 THIS HAPPEN IN LIFE?????

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HISTORY REPEATS

• When does history REPEAT itself?
• When has history been repeated in YOUR
  lifetime?
• THE GATE OF LIFE AND DEATH

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THE 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?

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VILLIANS

• Gulliver discusses those who are given the
  highest powers of TRUST, POWERlt DIGNITY and
  PROFIT
• How greatly does this relate to
• the problems
• in society today?
• Who abuses ? Who is to BLAME???

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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?

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LUGGNAGG

• The land of IMMORTALITY
• 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 happening?

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LAUDANUM

• 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?

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GULLIVERS TRAVELS

• Part FOUR
• THE HOUYHNHNMS
• Land of the YAHOOS and Horse People

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YAHOOS

• 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?

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JUDGEMENTS

• 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?

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SIMPLE LANGUAGE

• Is it possible to bridge the communication gap
  between animals and humans?
• Do animals understand us? Do we understand them
  as well?

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Houyhnhmn Communication

• 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?

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LYING

• 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?

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CLOTHING

• 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???

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THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

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

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THE CHOOSING OF A LEADER

• How are leaders in the Houyhnhnms society chosen?
• Day One- Laziest
• Day Two- Aggression
• Day Three- Mating

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DIAMONDS

• 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?

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FERMENTED 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??

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ARE PEOPLE THE REAL ANIMALS?

• What have humans done to the society the animals
  first ruled?
• Is society actually better or worse?

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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?

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LOST

• How 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?