Gulliver's Travels, written by Jonathan Swift, is a classic example of satire. It is the story of an Englishman named Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, and his adventures in mythical lands. He first visits Lilliput, a land where the inhabitants are only six inches tall, making Gulliver a giant. He then visits Brobdingnag, where the people are sixty feet tall, and he seems insignificant. He also finds himself in the land of the Laputans, Glubdubdribbs, Luggnaggians and Struldbrugs for a short time. His final journey takes place in the land of the Houyhnhnms and the Yahoos, where the Houyhnhnms, the horses, are civilized creatures and the Yahoos, the humans, are barbarians. During these travels, Gulliver discovers the truth about his homeland and about humanity. In Gulliver's Travels, Swift uses multiple examples of political, religious, intellectual, economic, and social satire to expose the flaws of 18th-century Europe. Swift focuses on political satire throughout the novel. This first appears in Lilliput, where, to retain or obtain political office, the people must complete a tightrope walk to prove themselves worthy and talented. The better they perform, the higher positions they obtain (Swift 17). This means that there are many opportunities for talented people, just like in France during Napoleon's reign. This also shows that people are being rewarded for meaningless talents, which shows that Swift does not agree with this policy. Additionally, in Lilliput there are two groups, the Tramecksans and the Slamecksans, also known as the High Heels and the Low Heels. These two groups are fighting because high heels are more constitutional and have much less political power than low heels (Swif...... middle of paper ... polite and useless. In Gulliver's Travels , Swift uses multiple examples of political, religious, intellectual, economic, and social satire to show the flaws of Europe in the 18th century. This story, however, may also have contemporary connections representing Democrats and Republicans in the United States. Swift's use of satire allowed him to criticize what was happening in Europe at the time without being too obvious. While many other novels were burned for criticizing governments, Swift was able to hide his criticisms through. to satire, he was still able to inform readers of Europe's flaws without angering any leaders. Ultimately, Swift is able to use satire to comment on serious societal issues of the 18th century while providing a. entertaining novel..