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PAGE 3 The Reality of 18th Century British Society Implied in Gulliver’s Travels Abstract Gulliver’s Travels is the masterpiece of Jonathan Swift who is one of the greatest satirical writers in the 18th century British. This novel exposes all the corruption and ugliness about the social reality of the 18th century British in the aspects of politics, economics, diplomatic, scientific and culture. This paper selects the strange phenomena implied in Gullivers Travels as the research object and makes a systematic analysis. It consists of the introduction, body and the conclusion. The body is divided into three parts. The first part introduces Jonathan Swift, his major works and the social reality and conditions in the 18th century British. The second part mainly analyzes the British social reality implied in the Gulliver’s four adventurous voyages, including the characteristics of the main representatives and the specific events which combined with the hero’s adventurous experiences. The third part analyzes Swift’s satirical criticism and the practical significance of Gulliver’s travels. Through a thorough analysis, this thesis then obtains its conclusion: the strange phenomena in Gulliver’s Travels reflect the social reality of the 18th century British.It is hoped that this thesis could be helpful for the development of the politic, economic, culture in the modern society. Key Words: Gulliver’s Travels; Swift; Satirize; The social reality; Ideal 从格列佛游记看十八世纪英国社会现状 摘要 《格列佛游记》是十八世纪英国伟大讽刺作家斯威夫特的代表作。这部小说以其高超的思想与艺术成就而成为世界讽刺文学的典范。小说以其深刻的洞察力，尖锐的批判性，揭露了英国资本主义社会的政治、经济、军事、外交、科学文化等方面的种种腐败与丑恶。本文以分析《格列佛游记》一书中所暗含的政治、经济、文化等方面的怪现象为研究对象，揭露了十八世纪的英国统治阶级的腐败与腐朽。本文由引言、正文及结论构成，其中正文分为三部分 。第一部分以介绍斯威夫特、他的作品以及《格列佛游记》的写作背景为主，并辅以十八世纪英国的社会状况以及人们的生活状况；第二部分主要以主人公格列佛的四次冒险经历为主要线索来逐次分析其中所暗含及批判的十八世纪英国社会状况；第三部分则分析《格列佛游记》中所暗含的讽刺意义以及现实意义，以及斯威夫特对现实生活的憧憬；最后，则得出本论文的结论，即从《格列佛游记》中所看到十八世纪英国社会状况和社会现实，以及本篇论文的研究意义。希望此项研究能够对有助于当代社会的政治经济文化的发展。