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In Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, in what way might Gulliver, with his reading glasses protecting him from arrows, represent the triumph of reason and learning over brute force?

Gulliver's glasses may represent his rationality and education as they protect him from the offenses of barbarism and irrationality.

Gulliver's glasses may represent the ease with which the larger and powerful can protect themselves against the smaller and weaker.

Gulliver's glasses are a symbol of the role of education and learning in building a nation's strong defense.

Gulliver's glasses are a symbol of a rational society's advances in technology.

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14 May, 16:00

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Abraham Bishop · Answer 1

Gulliver’s glasses may represent the ease with which the larger and powerful can protect themselves against the smaller and weaker.