Gulliver's Travels
The narrator and protagonist, a ship's surgeon and captain who travels to extraordinary lands.
Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput
The protagonist and narrator, a surgeon and traveler who is shipwrecked and taken prisoner by the Lilliputians.
Chapter I
Narrator and protagonist; provides his family background, education, and career as a surgeon before his shipwreck and capture in Lilliput.
II
The narrator and protagonist, confined in Lilliput, describes his interactions with the Emperor and his efforts to learn the language.
Chapter III
Narrator and protagonist; entertains the court and negotiates his liberty.
IV
Visits Mildendo and the emperor's palace; converses with Reldresal about Lilliput's internal and external threats; offers to serve the emperor in war.
Chapter V
Devises and executes the plan to capture the Blefuscu fleet; receives the title of Nardac; extinguishes the palace fire; refuses to help conquer Blefuscu.
VI
Narrator describing Lilliputian customs and his own experiences interceding for a criminal and defending a lady's reputation.
VII
The protagonist, informed of the impeachment plot, decides to flee to Blefuscu.
Chapter VIII
Protagonist who finds a boat, prepares it with the help of Blefuscu, and returns to England.
Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag
Protagonist and narrator, stranded in Brobdingnag.
Chapter I
Narrator and protagonist, stranded in Brobdingnag, reflecting on his past and struggling to survive among giants.
II
Gulliver is exhibited as a public spectacle, enduring exhaustion and indignity, but maintains hope of regaining his liberty.
Chapter III
Gulliver is bought by the queen, presented to the king, and becomes a court favorite. He endures the dwarf's tricks and defends himself against flies.
Chapter IV
Narrates his observations of Brobdingnag, its geography, and his travels in a box.
Chapter V
Narrates his various misadventures and his sailing demonstration.
VI
Gulliver recounts his attempts to entertain the king and queen, his musical performance, and his detailed answers to the king's inquiries about England.
Chapter VII
Gulliver offers the secret of gunpowder to the king, attempts to defend his country's virtues, and reflects on the king's rejection and the limitations of Brobdingnagian learning.
Chapter VIII
Narrates his escape from Brobdingnag, his rescue at sea, and his difficult readjustment to human society upon returning to England.
Part III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan
The protagonist and narrator of the voyage, whose observations drive the satire.
Chapter I: The Third Voyage Begins
Narrator and protagonist; sets out on third voyage, captured by pirates, set adrift, and later received into Laputa.
II
The narrator and observer, who describes the Laputians' strange customs and learns their language.
III
Narrator and observer; describes the mechanics of Laputa and the king's methods of control.
Chapter IV
Gulliver leaves Laputa, descends to Balnibarbi, and is hosted by Lord Munodi; he observes the ruinous state of the country and learns about the projectors.
V
Gulliver tours the Grand Academy of Lagado, observing various absurd projects and interacting with the projectors.
Chapter VI: A Further Account of the Academy
Gulliver visits the school of political projectors and offers his own additions to a discourse on discovering plots.
Chapter VII
Gulliver travels to Glubbdubdrib, meets the governor, and converses with summoned spirits of historical figures.
Chapter VIII: A Further Account of Glubbdubdrib. Ancient and Modern History Corrected.
Gulliver acts as the observer and narrator, summoning ghosts to uncover historical truths and expressing his disillusionment with human corruption.
Chapter IX
Narrator and protagonist; travels to Luggnagg, is confined, and eventually granted audience with the king.
Chapter X: The Struldbrugs of Luggnagg
Gulliver is the narrator and protagonist, who enthusiastically imagines the benefits of immortality before being corrected by the Luggnaggians.
Chapter XI
Narrator and protagonist; leaves Luggnagg, travels to Japan, and returns to England.
Part IV: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms
The narrator and protagonist, who is abandoned in Houyhnhnm land and becomes a student of their rational society.
Chapter I
Narrator and protagonist; becomes captain of the Adventurer, is mutinied against, and set ashore on an unknown land.
Chapter II
Gulliver is the narrator and protagonist, observing the Houyhnhnms and Yahoos, learning to adapt to the new environment.
Chapter III
Gulliver focuses on learning the Houyhnhnm language and recounts his voyage to his master.
Chapter IV
Gulliver narrates his conversations with the Houyhnhnm master, explaining human society and his own life story.
V
Gulliver narrates his conversations with his Houyhnhnm master, explaining the state of Europe, war, and law.
Chapter VI: A Continuation of the State of England Under Queen Anne
Gulliver explains the corrupt practices of European ministers, the medical profession, and the economic inequalities of England to his Houyhnhnm master.
Chapter VII
Gulliver candidly represents his own species to his Houyhnhnm master, feeling a growing love for the Houyhnhnms and a resolution to never return to humankind.
Chapter VIII
Gulliver observes the Yahoos and reflects on their resemblance to humans, experiences a disturbing encounter with a young female Yahoo, and learns about Houyhnhnm customs and governance.
Chapter IX
Gulliver is the narrator and the 'wonderful Yahoo' whose master uses his example in the assembly debate.
Chapter X
Gulliver reflects on his life among the Houyhnhnms, his self-loathing, and his grief upon being ordered to leave.
Chapter XI
Narrates his dangerous voyage, his wounding by natives, his rescue by the Portuguese, and his deep aversion to human contact upon returning to England.
Chapter XII: The Author's Veracity and Final Reflections
Gulliver reflects on his travels, defends his veracity, and expresses his disillusionment with humanity, while praising the Houyhnhnms as models of reason.
