Sunday, May 19, 2013
Gulliver's life at home
In the novel of "Gulliver's Travels", almost all of the story is revolved around his travels rather than his life at home. Also, in the novel, Gulliver is asked to leave the Houyhnhnms from their island because some of them dislike him staying in their homeland. However, Gulliver is quite sad about his forced departure, and wants to live in a remote island, or somewhere far away from his home. This brings me to think that Gulliver did not have much of a life back at his home because he craves for another life in a different society. This might be the reason why he chose to ignore his wife's statement to not go on adventures anymore.
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By his career as a traveling sailor and his obvious desire to leave the home life, Gulliver is a thrill-seeker of sorts, unsatisfied with a normal existence. This happens to many people who have seen greater things or experienced adventures beyond what is normal. Some examples are the Baggins' in The Hobbit, or the companions from Doctor Who. I predict, however, that after his fourth and final adventure, he will eventually settle down and know he has had enough.
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