Monday, August 24, 2009
the aftershock collides.
After Gulliver returned home from his visit with the ever so lovely Houyhnhnm race, it was as if all emotion had been completely sucked from his body. I think that Gulliver could have learned some very valuable life lessons from the Houyhnhnms, however, it was taken a bit too far. For example, when he returned home, he was sickened by the emotional human race and could not bare to even be in his wife's presence. Gulliver could have learned form the Houynhnms to appreciate the emotions that his race actually does have. He could have also learned to think more with his head, instead of making emotion-ridden decisions, which all of us do too often. Like I replied in a previous post, I think that if the Houynhnm and the Yahoo race were to collide, the society created would be one where EVERYONE could live in harmony..and who doesn't like harmony? :)
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I agree that Gulliver could have learned valuable life lessons from the Houyhnhnms, but I also wonder if we would have had the same reaction if we were in his place.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Gulliver ideally could've learned the best attributes from the Houyhnhnms and Yahoos, the purpose was to point out flaws in people and society. Without the clash, that wouldn't have been clear. And unfortunately, the world is rarely in harmony.
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