Read the selection below from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift and answer the question that follows. I had, as I before observed, one private pocket, which escaped their search, wherein there was a pair of spectacles (which I sometimes use for the weakness of my eyes) a pocket perspective, and some other little conveniences; which, being of no consequence to the emperor, I did not think myself bound in honor to discover, and I apprehended they might be lost or spoiled if I ventured them out of my possession. What evidence from the passage above suggests that Gulliver may have hidden motives for writing the travel narrative? Gulliver cannot see without his spectacles. A person who has private pockets cannot be trusted. Pocket perspectives are never required when interacting with another culture group. Gulliver is keeping information from the Lilliputians

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Parker Bridges

11 February, 11:30

Read the selection below from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift and answer the question that follows. I had, as I before observed, one private pocket, which escaped their search, wherein there was a pair of spectacles (which I sometimes use for the weakness of my eyes) a pocket perspective, and some other little conveniences; which, being of no consequence to the emperor, I did not think myself bound in honor to discover, and I apprehended they might be lost or spoiled if I ventured them out of my possession. What evidence from the passage above suggests that Gulliver may have hidden motives for writing the travel narrative? Gulliver cannot see without his spectacles. A person who has private pockets cannot be trusted. Pocket perspectives are never required when interacting with another culture group. Gulliver is keeping information from the Lilliputians

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Hailie Donaldson · Answer 1

The answer is: Gulliver is keeping information from the Lilliputians.

In the passage from "Gulliver's Travels," the narrator chooses not to put the elements of his hidden pocket on display. When the Lilliputs examine him, they do not find his private pocket with his spectacles. As a consequence, he chooses not to mention anything about it, so that the spectacles remain undamaged.