Mission Get Away From Humanity

Gulliver has spent this entire book moving himself further and further away from humanity, until finally he feels he is no longer part of it. He starts this process in with the Lilliputians. After some time living with them, he starts to picture himself as one of them. This does not stick though, he returns home and things continued as they were before. Not really wanting to be with his family, Gulliver leaves again. He starts to identify with the Brobdingnagians. It sticks with him for longer this time, when he returns home he spazs out about how small everything is. He had begun to identify with the Brobdingnagians so much that he looks at the world as if he were one of them. Even though he is finally back home after years of being away, he leaves again. He never stays long at home because he does not want to identify with humanity anymore. He does not truly integrate himself into another race until he finds himself in the land of the Houynhnms. He fits in the best with them, because they are the furthest thing from humans he has found. Every other race he has encountered, at least had the appearance and actions of humans. In addition to being horses, the Houynhnms do not act like humans in the least. They appear very emotionless. Since emotion is a major part of being human, Gulliver would honor that in this race. The Houynhnms were the perfect race for Gulliver, because he has been trying so hard to get away from humanity and he seemingly achieved it with the Houynhnms.