格列佛游记 gullivers travels.ppt

English 098 章纯纯 By: Jonathan Swift Introduction Swift’s greatest satire work, Gullivers Travels, is written in 1726, the book has not lost its significance to the present day and can be justly ranked among the best novel of world literature. Gulliver’s Travels serves as a biting satire, and Swift ensures that it is both humorous and critical, constantly attacking British and European society through its descriptions of imaginary countries. 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 Plot and Major Characters Written in the form of a travel journal, Gullivers Travels is the fictional account of 4 extraordinary voyages made by Lemuel Gulliver, a physician who signs on to serve as a ships surgeon when he is unable to provide his family with a sufficient income in London. 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 Gulliver makes 4 deep-sea voyages, which are described in the four parts of the book. Lilliput Laputa Brobdingnag Houyhnhnm 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 First voyage---Lilliput On the very first voyage, Gulliver is shipwrecked. 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 When bending my eyes downward as much as I could, I perceived a human not six inches high! 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 The king of lilliput 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 Second voyage---Brobdingnag Gulliver finally escapes Lilliput and returns briefly to England before a second voyage takes him to Brobdingnag. While on shore, Gulliver is captured by giants, each of whom is the size of a water-tower. 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 On the whole, the Brobdingnagians are good-natured creatures, and they treat Gulliver kindly, though they are amused by his tiny size and looked upon him as a plaything. 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 Gulliver 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 Compare with Lilliput, the Brobdingnagians have an enlightened monarch（开明的君主）. She often interrogates（询问） Gulliver on European affairs. 2011-4-14 English 098 章纯纯 Gulliver abruptly departs Brobding