格列夫游记读后感

　　《格列夫游记》读后感

　　《格列夫游记》是英国小说家斯威夫特的代表作，另外早期还有《桶的故事》《世纪战争》，他的小说大多讽刺和批判了18世纪前半期的英国，抨击了当时的议会、司法等方面的黑暗，揭露了英国统治者的殖民政策，歌颂了劳动者的反抗精神，如格列夫，外科医生格列夫航海遇险为开头，揭开了游历各式各样的国家，种族了故事。

　　首先他来到了小人国，起先，因为他对于小人国的小人们来说，实在是太大了，被绑了起来，但后来由于他表现温顺并答应接受某些条件，小人国国王同意恢复他的自由。这时，小人国正与另一个国家交战，虽然格列夫在对敌战争中吗，立了大功，可是因在几件事情上得罪了国王，国王决定除掉他，他听闻后仓皇逃窜，自己造了条船，终于安全回到英国。这一部分中的小人国就像英国的缩影，如小人国中的高跟党、低跟党及和邻国的战争，都是影射当时的英国，批评当权者追名图利，及战争连年对国民的摧残。

　　接下来，似乎可以猜到的，他来到了大人国，在这里，他引以为豪的英国各种制度被大人国国王强烈的抨击，从而对英国的各种制度及政治措施表示了怀疑和否定。

　　到了飞岛国，我格外注意的是那种长生人，他们虽然有无尽的寿命，可也有缺点，这正告诉我们，没有人是完美的，只要我们努力，都能取得成功，同样是人，怎么别人能那么辉煌，自己却默默无闻，不是别人没缺点，是我们不够努力。

　　最后一站的马国，人畜颠倒，马成了美德和智慧的代表，这发人深思，而马和格列夫的对话正批判了当时政治的黑暗，表达出他想不与世俗同流合污的志愿。

　　《格列夫游记》英文读后感

　　Gulliver’s Travel is a fairy tale written by Jonathan Swift. It’s a very interesting story full of imagination. Besides, the description is vivid and appealing, when I read it I feel like I’m traveling with the hero in the story.

　　Jonathan Swift was born in Ireland, but his parents are English. He has written many books such as A Tale of A Tub and The Battle of Books, respectively criticizes and attacks the corruption of religion and prejudice of scholar authority. His Drapier’s letters reveals the attempt of England to destroy the economy of Ireland. For this reason, English government awarded 300pounds for catching Swift. However, nobody in Ireland betrayed him. Swift died in 1745, and he said in his testament that he would give all his property to the charity.

　　Gulliver’s Travels tells a story of Captain Gulliver’s unique experience. Gulliver has a strong desire of traveling around the world since he grew up. However, when he became a captain, he travels not between different countries but between strange places we never imagine.

　　The first time, his boat encountered a storm and he swan to the shore. When he woke up he found himself surrounded by small men later he realized he had come to the country “Liliput”, which was a country of small men. In the country, the people treated him very friendly, they gave him food and drink and wine. He lived happily and he was nice to them as well. Later, the king asked him to help fight the other country Blefuscu for a very amusing reason: people there break their eggs at the big end while people in Liliput break eggs on the small end. Gulliver helped the king win the battle and soon after that he went home.

　　The second time, he set sail and met a fierce storm again. This time he found a land which was a country named Broadingnag. It was a country of giants. You can guess his whereabouts. The huge people treated him as a pet. They put him on show, give speech and do sword drill, till he was tired out. Later he was sent to the Queen, the Queen liked him very much and had him dine with her everyday. But life was not easy for him. Nevertheless, something interesting happened. When he wanted to read, he had to climb up on the book and walk from left to right to read a line. Imagine that scene I couldn’t help laughing. Another story is playing the piano. He had to strike the keys hard with his first.

　　People comment the book as a satire to England even to the whole Europe. In detail, that is, the first experience use the amusing reason of war to criticize the parties and religion of England, the second experience satirizes the boast and conceit of the whole Europeans. Nevertheless, in my opinion, I only see the vivid portrayal and the interesting imagination. Maybe it’s because it’s the first time I read the story and know not so much about the background and situation of the author and his society, but the story really impresses me. I like the exotic experience ofGulliver, and I like Swifer’s imagination. A masterpiece which can influence generation after generation surely has its reason, maybe for the profound understanding of history, maybe for the description of people’s life. This novel may have something to do with sarcasm, but to me, at least by now, is a pure fantasy and a wonderful fairy tale.