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Fifteen Fictions for Summer re-release: Gulliver’s Travels

Past Present Future

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The Vanity of Immortality and the Human Condition

This chapter examines the contrast between dignity and bestiality as experienced by Gulliver during his encounters with the rational Houyhnhnms and the brutish Yahoos. It reveals Gulliver's growing disillusionment with humanity, prompting a shift towards skepticism and self-imposed isolation.

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