In the early eighteenth century, Irish writer Jonathan Swift produced one of the most widely printed novels known to date. The novel, Gulliver's Travels, has not only received recognition for being reprinted for a huge amount of time, but also for the satire found within it. Swift intended for his novel to be used as a scapegoat in which he would reveal his opinion of English society. Swift was able to demonstrate this satire through the four-part plot of Gulliver's Travels. Each part of the novel told the journey of the protagonist and central character, Lemuel Gulliver, to an unknown island. Lemuel Gulliver spent much of his life bouncing from place to place until settling in London as a practicing doctor. Once Gulliver's business in London failed due to the death of his partner, Gulliver made the decision to travel by sea for the next six years. Gulliver's restlessness caused his desire for adventure, taking him on a journey to various islands. Gulliver tells the story of these voyages to the islands as a narrator. Swift uses Gulliver's voyage to the three islands Lilliput, Brobdingnag, and Laputa to examine and satirize humanity, often referring to England, and with Gulliver's encounters with the inhabitants of these islands, Swift is able to construct the 'English. Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels at a time when England was embarking on a journey it had never undertaken before. During the five years that Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels, he was able to observe the changes that England was encountering and connect his story to the one that England was creating for itself. The English fleet gave the small country dominion over the rest of Europe, giving rise not only to military power, but also to economic power. This rise to power gave England a ch... middle of paper... backbone for her satirical novel. Through the adventures of the main character, Lemuel Gulliver, Swift was able to comment on English society through the use of satire. As the novel progressed, the audience learned that Gulliver had traveled to different islands encountering groups of unfamiliar people and cultures. Swift would connect Gulliver's experiences to different aspects of English society. The unknown societies that Gulliver became acquainted with represent the new countries and their communities colonized by England. The way the communities of Lilliput, Brobdingnag, and Laputia treated Gulliver mimics the way the English treated an unfamiliar face, and it was only through each island's society and Gulliver's experiences that Jonathan Swift could draw a parallel to the England who built satire in his famous novel Gulliver's Travels.