Define allegory? Elucidate allegorical significance in gulliver travels?.

This whole story is an allegory.The whole idea of the story is a scathing critique of European (mainly British) society. Most every character accounts for a historical figure or idea. Nearly every person in this book stands either for a historical figure or for an idea. The Lilliputian Emperor, for example, represents the King of England at the time of the books publication. Check out the GradeSaver link below and you will find more,

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