Write a note on Art of characterization in Gulliver Travel?
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Gulliver tells us a lot, especially about himself. Whether we believe him or not is definitely in question, since much of the narration is ironic at the expense of Gulliver himself. Still, we can't take away the fact that Gulliver's direct characterization influences much of our sense of character in this book. For example, he writes: "Nothing but an extreme love of truth could have hindered me from concealing this part of my story" (2.7.1). He tells us that he has "an extreme love of truth" (and also that he prefers lying under some circumstances). Precisely the extremity of his "love of truth" makes us think that he's protesting too much – maybe he doesn't really love truth at all! But what we can get from Gulliver's direct characterization here is that the appearance of truth is important to him, whether he actually tells it or not.