Gulliver's Travels
Give examples from the text that gulliver was not far-sighted and sensible man who is able to manipulate adverse situations also in his favour?
in part1
in part1
"Yet thus much I may be allowed to say in my own vindication, that I artfully eluded many of his questions, and gave to every point a more favourable turn, by many degrees, than the strictness of truth would allow." Part 2/ Chapter 7
Gulliver's Travels
Sorrt, that's part one. I'll be back!
"But I endeavoured to divert him from this design, by many arguments drawn from the topics of policy as well as justice; and I plainly protested, "that I would never be an instrument of bringing a free and brave people into slavery." And, when the matter was debated in council, the wisest part of the ministry were of my opinion." Part 1/ Chapter 5