The Bond Between

In chapters III and IV of part IV in Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver tries to learn the horse's language, and impresses them with his learning ability. When he tells the horses about men or "yahoos" having power over most beasts, among them horses, the creatures are surprised at this, for they can't imagine something as mindless and as feeble as a "yahoo" to be capable of taming something as powerful and magnificent as a horse. I noticed that this part of the story where Gulliver has come to meet the "Houyhnhnms" is very similar to his encounter with the minute inhabitants of Lilliput in the previous chapters of his travels. As in his coming to Lilliput, her learns the "Houyhnhnms'" language, and tells them about the world from where he comes. It is then that the creatures inquire more specifically about his country, England. I found it interesting that both these enoucnters happened to be so similar and I thought it to be so because in this story, man is seen as a stranger. He is unknown to the world of nature and is equally ignorant if it as well. However, Gulliver endeavours to learn about the foreign natures of these strange creatures, and this is where I believe Swift is trying to induce the reader into believeing that perhaps there is hope for man after all. That if he makes an effort, there is a strong link that can be made between the both of them, one that could further bring hope for peace .