Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's travels
What is the meaning of the phrase 'I was taught to imitate a national creature'?
What is the meaning of the phrase 'I was taught to imitate a national creature'?
Houyhnhnms are a race of intelligent enlightened horses. They want to know how a human like Gulliver was taught to be a rational creature. The Houyhnhnms are used to their humans, yahoos, as being savage and unintelligent.