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Gulliver's Travels Societies

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Lilliput

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A society of tiny people where Gulliver first lands; satirizes political pettiness and the trivial nature of human disputes.

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Brobdingnag

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A land of giants that emphasizes the vulgarity and crudeness of human beings when examined up close.

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Laputa

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A floating island governed by absurdly impractical academics; a satire on the detachment of intellectuals and the ridiculousness of theoretical knowledge without practical application.

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Balnibarbi

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The land beneath Laputa, suffering from neglect due to the impractical experiments of its rulers; mocks the consequences of irresponsible and out-of-touch governance.

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Luggnagg

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A society where Gulliver encounters the Struldbrugs, immortals who never die but continue to age; satirizes the human desire for eternal life without considering its ramifications.

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Glubbdubdrib

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An island of sorcerers and magicians where the dead can be summoned; highlights the folly of living in the past and the selective nature of historical understanding.

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Houyhnhnmland

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A country ruled by rational horses (Houyhnhnms); represents an ideal of rationalism and reason, but also satirizes the notion that human society could be perfectly rational.

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The Country of the Yahoos

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A brutish, bestial representation of humanity at its worst, contrasted with the Houyhnhnms to criticize human faults and vices.

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