Gulliver’s Travels.ppt

A famous English writer George Orwell read Gulliver’s Travels for more than 6 times through his life and once he said: ” If I could only keep 6 books with the condition that all the other books would be ruined, I would choose Gulliver’s Travels as one of the 6 remaining books.” I think it is a high appreciation of this book. Written By Jonathan Swift Brief introduction of Gullivers Travels Plot and Major Characters Major character: Lemuel Gulliver(格列佛) Written in the form of a travel journal, Gullivers Travels is the fictional account of four extraordinary voyages made by Gulliver, a physician who signs on to serve as a ships surgeon when he is unable to provide his family with a sufficient income in London. Plot and Major Characters Major character: Lemuel Gulliver(格列佛) Written in the form of a travel journal, Gullivers Travels is the fictional account of four extraordinary voyages made by Gulliver, a physician who signs on to serve as a ships surgeon when he is unable to provide his family with a sufficient income in London. 小人国 Lilliput 大人国 Brobdingnag 马国 Houyhnhnm The four countries 飞岛国 From the film First voyage---Lilliput On the very first voyage, Gulliver is shipwrecked. I perceived a human not six inches high! The king of Lilliput Little by little he gets used to their life and even takes part in the war with the neighbouring state of Blefuseu. Treason叛国罪 On the whole, the Brobdingnagians are good-natured creatures, and they treat Gulliver kindly, though they are amused by his tiny size and looked upon him as a plaything. 大人国 Brobdingnag Compare with Lilliput, the Brobdingnagians have an enlightened monarch（开明的君主）. She often interrogates（询问） Gulliver on European affairs. Third voyage---Laputa He soon embarks on his third voyage to the flying island of Laputa.