toties Gulivers ir profoundly sorry. when did thát last happen? :)

In Gulliver's third journey, his experiences in Laputa and the nations around it cause him to turn on the actions of human beings. In Laputa he sees people in a society where they continue to research and make discoveries that seem to lead from nothing to nowhere. They study the stars and mathematics and invent things that seem to serve no purpose. Gulliver also sees the corruption in the government in Laputa. He exposes the king as tyrant and shows that he tries to crush all of his opposition with his harsh acts. This makes Gulliver feel sorry because he sees that human talent is being wasted with useless inventions and in the service of ungrateful and undeserving rulers. This realization however, makes Gulliver more able to deal with life in England since he will no longer be worried about making and impression on a ruler not deserving of his loyalty.

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:) And didn't he depress the large queen with his tales of home? - silly small boys with their awfully large numbers.

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