The Travels of Swift’s satire

The
Travels

of
Swift’s
satire

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Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels is considered by many to be one of the most
important pieces of literature ever written. During Swift’s lifetime, satire was a popular
form of writing. Satire lies at the heart of Gulliver’s Travels. Swift used this from of
writing to criticize many of the ideas and practices of eighteenth- century Europe

The first part of the book is about Lilliput, a country
inhabited by people that are only fifteen centimeters tall.
Gulliver finds that the Lilliputians are at war with another
country. He is forced to aid their war effort by capturing all
of the enemy’s ships used for war. However, Gulliver becomes
an enemy of the king for refusing to invade the other country.

Gulliver escapes, and the enemies of Lilliput end up helping him repair a
boat to use to return home. In his log, Gulliver writes what he sees and thinks
about war between the two countries of little people. Much of this writing is
clear criticism of the war between France and Britain.

Next, Gulliver visits Brobdingnag, a country inhabited by people twelve times his size!

,he gets the chance to discuss the state of Europe with Brobdingnag’s king. The giant king
express disgust on hearing about such a strange land. Swift uses this opportunity in the story to
present his own critical opinions about Europe.

After leaving the giants, The people of Laputa spend all of their time
studying mathematics and making music. However, its people do not know how to
use either of these for practical purpose. Swift uses this strange country to
criticize scientific advancement with no practical applications.

Gulliver also gets to visit other countries on the way home Laputa. Upon reaching home in
England, he travels aboard again. Gulliver then visits the nation of the Houyhnhnms. Two very
different species inhabit the country.

Houyhnhnms

One species is the Houyhnhnms. There are a race of kind and wise hose-like being.

The other species is the Yahoos. Theses are humans, but they are cruel and vicious.,
Swift is criticizing the practice of slavery, a common practice business in his time.

Swift avoids suggesting his own ideas for a better society. Every place Gulliver visits
is wonderful in some way but also lacks something. Swift’s ability to use such clever satire
while holding out suggesting his own ideal is remarkable.

Gulliver’s Travels remains important for the way it fascinates and inspires readers
even today. In fact, many word crated by Swift for his story are now commonly used in
English. In addition, many films and books continue to reference Swift’s famous satire.

Sum up Triple works

1.Who ใคร
2.What อะไร
3.Where ท่ีไหน
4.When เม่ือไหร่
5.Why ทาไม
6.How อยา่ งไร

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Who

- Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s
- Lilliputains

- Brobdingnag’s king
- Houyhnhnms
- Yahoos

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What

- Gulliver’s adventures in different countries.
- He had written satire novel.

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Where

Lilliput
 Brobdingnag

Laputa
England

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When

 Eighteenth century Europe

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Why

- Swift used this from of writing to criticize
many of the ideas and practice.

- Satire was a popular form of writing

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How

 Gulliver’s travels remains important for the
way it fascinate and inspires readers even today.

Reading Comprehension

A. Mark each statement as true(T), false(F), or inferred(I) according to the passage.

1. Satire was a common genre during Jonathan Swift’s lifetime. T F I

2. Swift used satire to criticize the status quo and to suggest new ideas.

TF I

3.The Lilliputians are much larger than Gulliver. T F I

4. Swift did not support the practice of slavery in England. T F I

5. Gulliver prefers the hoses-like creatures to the human-like ones.

TF I

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B. Choose the best answer

1.Which of the following best describes the purpose of this
passage?

A.To persuade people to read Gulliver’s Travels before
watching the movie(โนม้ นา้ วใหค้ นอา่ นไปดภู าพยนตรก์ ารเดนิ ทางของกลั ลเิ วอร)์

B. To criticize the war between Britain and France(วิเคราะห์
เก่ียวกบั สงครามองั กฤษและฝร่งั เศส)

C. To entertain readers with a summary of Gulliver’s
Travels (เพ่ือความบนั เทิงของคนอา่ นในบทสรุปของการเดินทางของกลั ลเิ วอร)์

D. To teach readers about satire and the meaning of
Gulliver’s Travels (เพ่ือสอนใหค้ วามรูเ้ ก่ียวกบั การประชดประชนั และความหมายในเนือ้
เรอ่ื งของการเดนิ ทางของกลั ลเิ วอร)์

B. Choose the best answer

2.According to paragraph 1, how does satire work?
A. By demonstrating a practical approach(โดยการแสดงสาธิตใหเ้ หน็ )
B. By criticizing practices through cultural comparisons

(โดยวิจารณก์ ารปฏิบตั ผิ า่ นการเปรยี บเทยี บทางวฒั นธรรม)
C. By making common practices seem extreme (โดยการวจิ ารณอ์ ยา่ ง

สดุ โตง่ /ประชดประชนั )
D. By suggesting alternative ideas and practice (โดยการใหค้ า

แนะนาหลากหลายความคิดและการปฏิบตั )ิ

B. Choose the best answer

3.How does Gulliver become an enemy of the Lilliputian King ?

A. By refusing to capture enemy ships (โดยการปฏิเสธการจบั กมุ เรอื ของศตั รู)
B. By openly criticizing the Lilliputians (โดยการวพิ ากษว์ ิจารณข์ องชาว

Lilliputians )
C. By refusing to invade the other country (โดยการปฏิเสธการบรุ ุก/โจมตี

เมืองอ่ืนๆ)
D. By accidentally crushing a tiny Lilliputian family (โดยการทารา้ ย/ดู

ถกู ครอบครวั Lilliputian ตวั เลก็ ๆ โดยบงั เอิญ)

A. Choose the correct definition of the word in bold.

1. It sought to highlight absurd(งเ่ี ง่า/ไร้สาระ) practices by
taking a practice and the ideas related to it to an
extreme degree.

A. ridiculous ไรส้ าระ
B. reasonable เหตผุ ล
C. inexpensive ไมแ่ พง

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A. Choose the correct definition of the word in bold.

2.He is forced to aid their was effort by capturing(การจับ) all
of the enemy’s ships used for war.

A. attracting by beauty or interest ดงึ ดดู ดว้ ยความสวยความสนใจ
B. taking by force การบงั คบั /การใชก้ าลงั
C. helping to protect การชว่ ยเหลอื ดว้ ยการปกปอ้ ง

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A. Choose the correct definition of the word in bold.

3.If nothing else, Gulliver’s Travels remains important for
the way it fascinates(หลงใหล) and inspires readers even today.

A. confuses สบั สน
B. teaches สอน/ใหค้ วามรู้
C. interests สนใจ/หลงใหล

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B. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

Capture (จบั กมุ ) inhabit (อาศยั ) inspire(แรงบนั ดาลใจ) invade(บกุ รุก) satire
(เสยี ดสี/ประชดประชนั ) species (สายพนั ธ/์ ชนิด) vicious (ช่วั รา้ ย/ทรมาน) absurd (ง่ีเง่า/ไร้
สาระ)
1. His films are known for their _________s_at_ir_e________.
2. Only a few people _______in_h_a_bi_t_______ this island today.
3. My mother suffers from _____v_ic_io_u_s_____ headaches from time to

time.
4. A good teacher will _________i_ns_p_ir_e____________ his or her

students toward greatness.

5. The rainforest contains a remarkable number of plant and

animal________sp_e_ci_es_________.

6. Using a bit of cheese as bait, we were finally able to
_______c_ap_t_ur_e_______ the mouse.

7. Many of native people fled when the rebels began to
_______i_nv_a_de_________ their village.

Mid-term

 Unit 1-2
Mind mapping ( who, what, where, when, why ,how)

 worksheet
20 points
Time 60 minutes
Date : 5/2/64
 Don’t be late