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TOPIC: A VOYAGE TO THE COUNTRY OF THE
               Houynhms
   PAPER: 2,the neo-classical literature

     NAME: chudasama pratipalsinh v
              ROLL NO: 20
             SEM: 1,part-1
            YEAR: 2012/13
    SUBMITTED TO: prof heenaba zala
A VOYAGE TO THE COUNTRY OF THE
            Houynhms

• Final Journey to the Country
  of the Houyhnhnms
• Horses rule the deformed
  Yahoos
• Gulliver banished from their
  society
   – Feel he is a threat to their
     civilization
   – Aware he has a resemblance
     to a Yahoo
Summary of Last Book
• The last part is a most interesting account of his discoveries in
  the Houyhnhnm land, where horses are endowed with
  reason and all good and admirable qualities, and are the
  governing class.
• Contrary to the Houyhnhnms, the Yahoos possess every
  conceivable evil. They are malicious, spiteful, envious,
  unclean and greedy. Gulliver admires the life and ways of the
  horses, as much as he is disgusted with the Yahoos, whose
  relations remind him of those existing in English society to
  such a degree that he shudders at the prospect of returning
  to his native.
Main Characters

Houyhnhnms
• A horse-like race who rule
  over the unruly
   – Live in peaceful, simple
     society
   – Rule with reason and
     truthfulness
      • Do not even have the
        word “lie” in their
        vocabulary
Main Characters
Yahoos
• Yahoo’s an uncouth human
  like race
   – Dirty, hairy, primitive, but
     humanlike
   – Many different kinds
       • Blonde, redheaded,
         dark-haired
   – Servants of Houyhnhnms
The end of the novel
• Swift want to stay
  their in nobel society
  with Houyhnhnms.
• He likes their society
  and their ideal living
  way.
• gives good advice,
  and concludes.
Thank You

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Paper 2 - the neoclassical literature - A VOYAGE TO THE COUNTRY OF THE

  • 1. TOPIC: A VOYAGE TO THE COUNTRY OF THE Houynhms PAPER: 2,the neo-classical literature NAME: chudasama pratipalsinh v ROLL NO: 20 SEM: 1,part-1 YEAR: 2012/13 SUBMITTED TO: prof heenaba zala
  • 2. A VOYAGE TO THE COUNTRY OF THE Houynhms • Final Journey to the Country of the Houyhnhnms • Horses rule the deformed Yahoos • Gulliver banished from their society – Feel he is a threat to their civilization – Aware he has a resemblance to a Yahoo
  • 3. Summary of Last Book • The last part is a most interesting account of his discoveries in the Houyhnhnm land, where horses are endowed with reason and all good and admirable qualities, and are the governing class. • Contrary to the Houyhnhnms, the Yahoos possess every conceivable evil. They are malicious, spiteful, envious, unclean and greedy. Gulliver admires the life and ways of the horses, as much as he is disgusted with the Yahoos, whose relations remind him of those existing in English society to such a degree that he shudders at the prospect of returning to his native.
  • 4. Main Characters Houyhnhnms • A horse-like race who rule over the unruly – Live in peaceful, simple society – Rule with reason and truthfulness • Do not even have the word “lie” in their vocabulary
  • 5. Main Characters Yahoos • Yahoo’s an uncouth human like race – Dirty, hairy, primitive, but humanlike – Many different kinds • Blonde, redheaded, dark-haired – Servants of Houyhnhnms
  • 6. The end of the novel • Swift want to stay their in nobel society with Houyhnhnms. • He likes their society and their ideal living way. • gives good advice, and concludes.