Human Misfortune

After Gulliver arrived to England, he wasn't able to identify with the people in there and ended up disliking everyone. Not only the English, but also the different creatures he met during his adventures. The only ones that he came to like, the Houyhnhnms, kicked him out of their country and even them didn't seem likable, at least for the readers. Their lives were extremely boring and frankly, I'd rather live in any other ridiculous society than to live with them.

In the end, Gulliver is completely alone. If were are to see his travels as journeys through humanity and our behavior, then we must understand that we are completely flawed. In any case, in any circumstance and at all times, we are ridiculous. Swift himself wasn't capable of finding a solution, or a perfect society. As I see it, there are two possible options regarding Swift's intentions/ Either the book is a satire, and signifies nothing, or Swift is teaching us that in the end, there is no point on criticizing others, in the end, we are all just as bad. Everything you do wont be satisfactory for the others. As humans, we are a mess and we have to accept it and embrace it, but yet, we can try to do whatever we want, and we'll always live a dystopia.