Oppenheimer Film Discussion for Philosophy and Film
Gulliver an ass in Houyhnhnm's Land
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4. Gulliver’s travels divided in to Four
parts:
Voyage in to Liliput
A voyage to Brobdingnang
A voyage to Laputa
The Land of Houyhnhnms
5. In Houyhnhnm’s Land:
Lives Houyhnhnms and Yahoos
Houyhnhnms are Horses
Yahoos are man
Yahoos are marginalized by
Houyhnhnms
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7. Gulliver quickly learns the language of
Houyhnhnms.
Gulliver tells them about his country
where human beings rule and horses are
trained to work for them.
Houyhnhnms are not ready to believe
Gulliver
Here animals are rational and cultured
The revelation of yahoos’ identity as
human beings.
8. Greed and selfishness in human nature
Houyhnhnms have life of community. They
don’t live personal life.
Swift is challenging the traditional idea that
humans are rational animals.
Gulliver thinks of his people as European
yahoos and he prefers to live with
barbarians than with his own people