Styling of the book

Swift wrote the book entirely like a travel journal of the time, and maintained a serious tone and direct address to the reader throughout the story, partially to satirize travel journals and essentially make fun of them, and partially to get his message across more effectively by keeping the story serious and realistic. One thing i liked was the deep impact that the Houyhnhnm society had on Gulliver. The other races that he met did not have such a lasting impact on his style of living and morals, because the Houyhnhnm  culture was so righteous that he converted and never went back to the ways of the Yahoos. He could barely stand to touch his own wife and children when he returned home, he was so averted to humans. However, I think in his situation, I would be in the same condition, especially after having been immersed in the Houyhnhnm culture for so long.