What does the adult country represent
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1、 The core metaphor of the second volume of Gulliver's Travels: the perspective of the giants of the Great Kingdom reverses human arrogance. Gulliver is observed as a "micro organism", symbolizing the insignificance of humanity in the universe. The king's criticism of the British system (such as' your laws are nothing but a bunch of conspiracies') directly points to the hypocrisy and violence of European civilization.
2、 Deep criticism of the adult country story: Through Gulliver's boasting of gunpowder technology, which was denounced by the king as a "cruel invention," Swift criticized the inhumane nature of colonial expansion and military technology. At the same time, the relatively simple society of the Giant Kingdom (such as simple laws and agriculture) compared to the decline of European civilization.
3、 The ironic technique used by the author: Gulliver suffered humiliation in the adult kingdom due to his physical disadvantage, implying that the "civilization" that humans are proud of is vulnerable in the face of higher existence.
4、 The Flying Island (Lepita) mocks scientific rationality and colonial oppression in Volume Three. Core metaphor: The suspended state of Feidao symbolizes the "rationalism" detached from reality.
5、 Scientists are obsessed with abstract theories (such as extracting sunlight from cucumbers and reducing feces into food), but unable to solve basic livelihood problems, satirizing the "pseudoscience" atmosphere of the Royal Society of England (such as some extreme experiments during Newton's time).
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