ENGLISH LITERATURE 5

Shortly after his return, Gulliver leaves on his third voyage. His ship is captured by pirates, who left him in a small boat. He arrives on the flying island of Laputa, which flies over the island of Balnibarbi. The people he meets are interested only in mathematics. Gulliver learns that the island is kept flying by magnetism. He travels to Balnibarbi, and he is shown the School of Mathematics , where people spend all their time to create crazy inventions and ideas. He then goes to Glubbdubdrib, an island of magicians. The king is waited on by ghosts, and he calls up the ghosts of dead historical characters at Gulliver’s request. He then goes to Luggnagg, where the Struldbrugs who have eternal life but not eternal youth.