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Title
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[Gulliver arrives in the Country of the Houyhnhnms]
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Description
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This image shows the Yahoos and a Houyhnhnm in the Country of the Houyhnhnms. In the foreground is Gulliver fighting a Yahoo – a native human of the Country of the Houyhnhnms that Gulliver comes to despise along with all other humans as he learns the virtues of the Houyhnhnms. The scene is Gulliver’s first encounter with the species who live on this island. Gulliver is attacked by a Yahoo, and a Houyhnhnm – a horse – comes to Gulliver’s rescue. The two humans are fighting in a river. The Yahoo attacking Gulliver is drawn quite differently than Gulliver. The Yahoo has pointed ears, unkempt hair, and a flatter face than Gulliver. A small Yahoo child is on the left, holding a bow and arrow, with small wings, referencing Cupid. This child is used to show readers the difference between the humans that Gulliver is used to in England, and those in the foreign land in which Gulliver finds himself. This reflects the prejudices held by Europeans against Native Americans. This image is the same as that in the 1762 German edition.
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Image Creator
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S. Gessner F (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:20722
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Source Name
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Gulliver's Reisen
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Image
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Subject
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Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters)
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Yahoos (Fictitious Characters)
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imaginary places
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imaginary creatures
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Fictitious characters
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fictional works
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Indigenous peoples
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