গালিভার দৈত্যাকার নারীদের কাছে খুব অস্বস্তি বোধ করত। তাদের ত্বকের দাগ, নিঃশ্বাসের গন্ধ ও বিশাল শরীর তাকে ভয় পাইয়ে দিত। যা স্বাভাবিক মানুষের চোখে সুন্দর মনে হতে পারে, তার কাছে তা ছিল ভীতিকর। এতে সুইফট সৌন্দর্যের আপেক্ষিকতা দেখিয়েছেন।

Gulliver in Glubbdubdrib: Conversations with the Dead

During his journey to the island of Glubbdubdrib in Part III of Gulliver’s Travels, Gulliver was granted the extraordinary privilege of summoning and conversing with the spirits of the dead. For five days, he engaged in discussions with several renowned historical figures, including Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Brutus, Homer, and Aristotle.

Through these interactions, Gulliver sought to uncover the truth about history, free from the distortions and exaggerations often found in written records. The experience allowed him to compare reality with the accounts passed down through generations, offering him a deeper and more authentic understanding of the past.

In Part III of Gulliver’s Travels, when Gulliver visits the Grand Academy of Lagado, the first projector he meets is a man engaged in a highly unusual experiment.

1. The man had been working for eight years on a project to extract sunbeams from cucumbers.

2. His plan was to bottle the sunbeams and later release them in order to warm the air during cool summers.

3. This experiment was impractical and absurd, showing a complete waste of time and resources.

4. Swift used this episode to satirize foolish and unrealistic scientific research that contributed little to human welfare.

5. It stands as one of the most famous examples of Swift’s sharp satire against misguided intellectual pursuits.