The Great Political Fictions: Gulliver’s Travels
Past Present Future
Exploring Different Societies: Communal Childhood, Taxing Attractiveness, and Incentivized Good Behavior
This chapter delves into the various societies encountered by Gulliver during his travels. It discusses a country where children are raised communally, a place where citizens are taxed based on their attractiveness, and a land where good behavior is incentivized through bribes. It also touches on Gulliver's description of lawyers to an unfamiliar society and his criticism of their manipulation of truth.
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