Gulliver's Travels

Style and Technique

Jonathan Swift's «Gulliver's Travels» is written in the genre of satire and adventure literature. The style of the work is characterized by irony and sarcasm aimed at critiquing human nature and social institutions. The language of the book is rich and varied, with the use of archaisms and complex syntactical constructions, giving the text the feel of a scientific report. Literary devices include hyperbole, allegory, and parody. The narrative structure consists of four parts, each describing a separate journey of Gulliver to different fictional lands: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the land of the Houyhnhnms. Each part has its own storyline and thematic focus, allowing the author to explore various aspects of human society and behavior.