Gulliver's Travels

Although the events of this book are fairy-tale-like, it is meant not only for children. To find yourself in a land of giants or of lilliputians is, on its own, a fun idea—but in reality, it’s not so simple. In unfamiliar dimensions, the main character finds it hard, and new acquaintances treat him with hostility; the best solution is to return home.
The author mocks lilliputians, but in the next chapter Gulliver himself becomes just as much a lilliputian compared to the surrounding giants. Jonathan Swift was never indifferent to human self-importance. And his book is both satire, and reproach, and denunciation at the same time. The author is probably somewhat pessimistic, but his work strikes with its unusual approach and has been read for more than one century. It has been adapted many times for film, and it inspired the creation of a continuation of Gulliver’s story.
“Gulliver’s Travels” is an ironic exposure of human imperfection—mockery of vices. That’s why the themes raised by Swift will remain relevant until the attainment of the moral ideal becomes the norm, and that, judging by everything, is unlikely to happen any time soon…