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.