Gulliver's Travels is a satirical novel about a sailor's adventures through strange lands; Gulliver's Travels author Jonathan Swift uses these adventures to satirize English society. The most widespread satire is used when Gulliver travels through the lands of Lilliput, Brombdinag and the Houyhnhnms. An example of satire against English society in Gulliver's Travels is the political affairs of the Lilliputians. The Lilliputians, to obtain a high-ranking office, “competed for them by dancing on a rope for the entertainment of the emperor” (Orwell). The rope dance is a direct attack on the English electoral system, comparing it to ridiculous activities that have nothing to do with politics. Additionally, Jonathan Swift directly satirized the English Parliament by modeling Flimnap, a Lilliputian politician, after England's first Prime Minister, Robert Warpole. “…Swift's model for Flimnap was Robert Warpole, the leader of the Whigs and the first Prime Minister of England in the modern sense. . Warpole was an extremely cunning politician, as Swift shows, by making Flimnap the most skillful of the rope dancers” (Cliffnotes). Jonathan Swift cleverly roasts English politics with a simple rope dancing competition and the politician, Warpole, who is extremely good at "rope dancing". Another example of satire against England, in Gulliver's Travels, in Lilliput is Gulliver compared to the Lilliputians. In the novel, Gulliver is shown as being "...greeted with great success and made a nobleman" (Dawson), for "offering his services to the emperor...and [bringing back] all [Blefuscu's] fleet" (Dawson ). However, the Emperor of Lilliput wanted them to become slaves, while Gulliver wanted a peace deal: "Pro-Gulliver forces prevail... middle of paper... and humanity is deprived" (notes of the cliffs). Yahoos are used to satirize what Europeans are like as human beings: "Why don't we mind being called Yahoos, even though we firmly believe that we are not Yahoos” (Politics versus Literature). Europeans are Yahoos because they can never be perfect and devoid of basic instincts like the Houyhnhnms. Swift uses this image to show English society that we are more Yahoo than we can ever be Houyhnhnm. Lilliput, Brombdinag and the Land of Houyhnhnms is the most relevant satire of Gulliver's Travels. Jonathan Swift uses these places to “roast” European society. Swift wants Europeans to become aware of their faults and develop them. Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels is a wonderful adaptation of flawed English society. Works Cited “Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift Book Summary.” Summary of the book. Cliffnotes, and Web. May 1 2014.