The tale of “Gulliver's Travels” has been used as a children's story since its publication in 1726, at the height of the Enlightenment period in Europe. Many people of all ages have enjoyed this story for its unique fictional characters and the exciting and bizarre turn of events that faced the main character, Gulliver. Although it is a fun children's story, this was not author Jonathan Swift's only intention. The humor of the novel is full of sarcasm and satire that criticizes religion, politics and humanity. Every character, scene, and outlandish event that occurs played an important role in exposing his strong thoughts and opinions. Swift uses this novel as an outlet for his frustration regarding disagreements with English politics and religious conflicts. However, he also felt he had to share with others the flaws he believed existed in society. He used the first two books of this novel to show the reader his strong opposition to the direction of humanity, European politics, and battles between religious sects. Rotten eggsThe empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu were once surprisingly in common with each other. As Swift described these products of his imagination, they cooperated together without conflict or disagreement, almost like a single empire. However, everything changed with one misinterpretation. Swift uses this conflict between Lilliput and Blefuscu as his first example of satire. Here, and many other times throughout the novel, Swift uses satire and allusion to form his first of many opinions contained in the novel. The empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu were divided in a bitter war over the simple task of breaking an egg. Before each conflict, the two empires were subject to the ancient pr......middle of paper......the Protestant Reformation. Likewise in the second journey he uses the king of Brobdingnag and his unshakable morality to denounce humanity's obsession with violence and power. However, Swift's strongest attack is very prevalent in both books. This is Swift's denunciation of the corruption plaguing politics in England. Swift focuses on this because he understands that while he may not be able to change humanity or religion, he can open people's eyes to this corruption and make people more aware of who and what they vote for. He is trying to help his readers realize that this corruption certainly exists all around us and that we must not only realize it, but we must act against it and do everything we can to prevent it. Swift writes this novel not only to vent her frustration, but also to change the minds of her readers and ultimately make a positive difference in society..