Gulliver's Travels And Faustus

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Lydia Ausherman English 10 Honors – Period 9 December 21, 2011 Final Exam Essays The Struggle for Their Identities In Gulliver’s Travels and Dr. Faustus, Gulliver and Faustus, the main characters, face struggles with both of their identities. (Appositive Phrase). In Gulliver’s Travels, finding Gulliver’s identity was basically the whole reason to go on his journey. (Gerund Phrase). In Dr. Faustus, Dr. Faustus was having trouble with his identity, so he turned to necromancy and the powers of the devil. (Compound). Throughout both of these books, the main characters have identity issues and face them through the events that happen to them. First, Gulliver’s Travels’ plot was based on Gulliver figuring himself out by traveling all around the world. He went to all kinds of places. (Simple). For example, he stopped at Lilliput, where everyone was extremely small and then at Brobdingnag, where everyone was extremely tall. There he observed their culture and philosophy, but realized he did not agree with it. (Compound) Gulliver also went to another land where he met apparitions of ancient heroes of his country, England. However, Gulliver was disappointed when he met the heroes; they were not as heroic and intelligent as he thought they would be. (Compound). After leaving that land, Gulliver was starting to rethink his own philosophy and culture in England. (Complex). Then, on his final expedition, Gulliver arrived at the Land of Houynhms. The roles of animals and humans were reversed in the Land of Houynhms. (Simple). The humans would serve the Houynhms, and the humans acted like wild animals. On this land, Gulliver gained a new perspective on life. After listening to the wise Houynhms, he realized that humans really do act like animals and are are very ignorant compared to the Houyhnms. When Gulliver finally had to go home, he was depressed to know how
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