The tale “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 because of its unique fictional characters and the exciting and bizarre turn of events faced by the main character, Gulliver. Although this is a fun children's story, that was not author Jonathan Swift's only intention. The humor of the novel is rich in sarcasm and satire criticizing religion, politics and humanity. Every character, scene, and strange event that occurs played an important role in exposing his strong thoughts and opinions. Swift uses this novel as an outlet for her frustration regarding disagreements with English politics and religious conflicts. However, he also felt that he had to share with others the faults that he believed existed within 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 Eggs' Lilliput and Blefuscu empires were surprisingly on good terms with each other. As Swift described these figments of his imagination, they cooperated together without any conflict or disagreement, almost as one empire. However, everything changed because of a misinterpretation. Swift uses this conflict between Lilliput and Blefuscu as his first example of satire. Here, and several times throughout the novel, Swift uses satire and allusion to form his first of many opinions in the novel. The empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu were divided in a bitter war over the simple task of cracking an egg. Before any conflict, both empires were subject to the ancient pr......middle of paper...to the Protestant Reformation. Likewise, in the second journey, he uses the King of Brobdingnag and his unwavering morality to denounce humanity's obsession with violence and power. However, Swift's most powerful attack is very prevalent in both books. This is Swift's exposure of the corruption that plagues politics in England. Swift focuses on this because he understands that although he cannot change humanity or religion, he can open the eyes of the people to this corruption and make people more aware of who and what they vote for. He tries to help his readers realize that this corruption certainly exists all around us and that we must not only be aware of it, but also act against it and do everything we can to prevent it. Swift writes this novel not only to express her frustration, but also to change her readers' minds and ultimately make a positive difference in society..