Pyeonggojae

← Read a Classic

Stage 4 · The Grand Tour

Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift · 1726

Gulliver's voyages to lands of tiny and giant people show how satire holds up a mirror to society.

Questions waiting on this journey

  1. Part 9When you are treated unjustly, what is the right response: to fight back, to submit, or to leave?
  2. Part 13When the king laughs at human grandeur, is Gulliver being insulted, or is he learning something true about pride?
  3. Last part"Nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison." What did being a giant in Lilliput and a tiny creature in Brobdingnag teach Gulliver, and us, about pride and power?

The first stop is open right now. Just walk one stop with me today. When you want to know what happens next, open the next door.

Pyeonggojae subscription

₩3,400 a month

₩29,900 a year — about ₩82 a day

  • Lessons 2 to 15 of every Grand Tour
  • Keep reading to the end of each book after lesson 15
  • With Thomas or at your own pace — your choice
Subscribe and read to the end →

Before you subscribe

Try the first stop

  • Lesson 1 of any book, start to finish
  • Turn the pages with the original and a Korean translation
  • Words, understanding and a short piece of writing, with Thomas to help
Try the first stop →

0 of 15 parts done

  1. Lesson 1FreeWhen you are far bigger and stronger than others, what stops you from using that power against them?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionHow can a stranger whom everyone fears earn their trust?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionHow do everyday things look through a stranger's eyes, and what can that teach us about ourselves?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionIn Lilliput, whoever jumps highest on a rope gets a high office. What should really earn someone an important position?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionWhy do people fight so bitterly over small differences, like the height of a shoe heel or which end of an egg to break?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionWhat happens when you say no to a powerful person who wants something unjust? Is doing right worth losing their favour?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionLilliput's original laws choose officials for good character rather than great ability. Which matters more in a leader?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionHow can good deeds be twisted into crimes, and what does real mercy look like?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionWhen you are treated unjustly, what is the right response: to fight back, to submit, or to leave?Locked
  10. Lesson 10Subscription"Nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison." How does the world look when you suddenly become the small one?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionDo beauty and ugliness depend on the size and point of view of the person looking?Locked
  12. Lesson 12SubscriptionIs it right to show a thinking, speaking person as a spectacle for money? Who treats Gulliver as a person, and who treats him as a thing?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionWhen the king laughs at human grandeur, is Gulliver being insulted, or is he learning something true about pride?Locked
  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionWhy does someone who is looked down on sometimes start bullying someone even smaller?Locked
  15. Lesson 15Subscription"Nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison." What did being a giant in Lilliput and a tiny creature in Brobdingnag teach Gulliver, and us, about pride and power?Review · Final essayLocked

After lesson 15 · Read to the end

Once you finish the 15 Grand Tour lessons, you can read the remaining chapters to the end of the book — just reading, no lessons.

Opens after lesson 15.

  1. PART II · CHAPTER IVPART II · CHAPTER IVcontinues from the last lesson
  2. PART II · CHAPTER VPART II · CHAPTER V
  3. PART II · CHAPTER VIPART II · CHAPTER VI
  4. PART II · CHAPTER VIIPART II · CHAPTER VII
  5. PART II · CHAPTER VIIIPART II · CHAPTER VIII
  6. PART III · CHAPTER IPART III · CHAPTER I
  7. PART III · CHAPTER IIPART III · CHAPTER II
  8. PART III · CHAPTER IIIPART III · CHAPTER III
  9. PART III · CHAPTER IVPART III · CHAPTER IV
  10. PART III · CHAPTER VPART III · CHAPTER V
  11. PART III · CHAPTER VIPART III · CHAPTER VI
  12. PART III · CHAPTER VIIPART III · CHAPTER VII
  13. PART III · CHAPTER VIIIPART III · CHAPTER VIII
  14. PART III · CHAPTER IXPART III · CHAPTER IX
  15. PART III · CHAPTER XPART III · CHAPTER X
  16. PART III · CHAPTER XIPART III · CHAPTER XI
  17. PART IV · CHAPTER IPART IV · CHAPTER I
  18. PART IV · CHAPTER IIPART IV · CHAPTER II
  19. PART IV · CHAPTER IIIPART IV · CHAPTER III
  20. PART IV · CHAPTER IVPART IV · CHAPTER IV
  21. PART IV · CHAPTER VPART IV · CHAPTER V
  22. PART IV · CHAPTER VIPART IV · CHAPTER VI
  23. PART IV · CHAPTER VIIPART IV · CHAPTER VII
  24. PART IV · CHAPTER VIIIPART IV · CHAPTER VIII
  25. PART IV · CHAPTER IXPART IV · CHAPTER IX
  26. PART IV · CHAPTER XPART IV · CHAPTER X
  27. PART IV · CHAPTER XIPART IV · CHAPTER XI
  28. PART IV · CHAPTER XIIPART IV · CHAPTER XII

See progress →

When signed in, progress is saved to My library. Otherwise it stays on this device only.