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　　Oneofthemostinterestingquestionsaboutgulliverstravelsiswhetherthehouyhnhnmsrepresentanidealofrationalityorwhetherontheotherhandtheyarethebuttofswift39；ssatire。inotherwords，inbookiv，isswiftpokingfunatthetalkinghorsesordoesheintendforustotakethemseriouslyastheproperwaytoact？Ifwelookcloselyatthewaythatthehouyhnhnmsact，wecanseethatinfactswiftdoesnottakethemseriously：heusesthemtoshowthedangersofpride。
　　Firstwehavetoseethatswiftdoesnoteventakegullverseriously。forinstance，hisnamesoundsmuchlikegullible，whichsuggeststhathewillbelieveanything。also，whenhefirstseestheyahoosandtheythrowexcrementonhim，herespondsbydoingthesameinreturnuntiltheyrunaway。Hesays，Imustneedsdiscoversomemorerationalbeing，eventhoughasahumanheisalreadythemostrationalbeingthereis。Thisiswhyswiftreferstoerasmusdarwinsdiscoveryoftheoriginofthespeciesandthevoyageofthebeagletoshowhowgulliverknowsthatpeopleareatthetopofthefoodchain。Butiflemulegulliverissatirized，soarethehouyhnhnms，whosevoicessoundlikethecallofcastrati。
　　Theywalkontwolegsinsteadoffour，andseemtobemuchlikepeople。Asgulliversays，itwaswiththeutmostastonishmentthatIwitnessedthesecreaturesplayingthefluteanddancingavienesewaltz。Tomymind，theyseemedlikethegreatesthumanseverseenincourt，evenmoredextrousthanthelordedmundburke。Asthisquotedemonstrates，gulliveristerriblyimpressed，buthisadmirationforthehouyhnhnmsisshortlivedbecausetheyaresoprideful。Forinstance，theleaderofthehouyhnhnmsclaimsthathehasreadalltheworksofcharlesdickens，andthathecansinglehandedlyrecitethenamesofallthekingsandqueensofenglanduptogeorgeii。Swiftsubtlyshowsthatthishouyhnhnmsprideismisplacedwhen，inthemiddleoftheintellectualcompetition，heforgetsthenameofqueenelizabethshusband。
　　Swiftssatireofthehouyhnhnmscomesoutinotherwaysaswell。Oneofthemostmemorablescenesiswhenthedapplegreymareattemptstowoothehorsethatguenivrehasbroughtwithhimtotheisland。firstsheactsflirtatiously，paradingaroundthebewilderedhorse。Butwhenthisdoesnothavethedesiredeffect，shegetsanotheridea：asIwatchedinamazementfrommyperchinthetopofatree，thesorrelnagdashedoffandreturnedwithayahooonherbackwhowasyetmoremonstrousthanmr。Popebeingfittedbyaclothier。Shedroppedthiscreaturebeforemynagasifofferingupasacrifice。Myhorsesniffedthecreatureandturnedaway。
　　Itmightseemthatweshouldtakethissceneseriouslyasafailedattemptatcourtship，andthatconsequentlyweshouldseethegreymareasanunrequitedlover。Butitmakesmoresenseifweseethatswiftisbeingsatirichere：Itisthefemalehouyhnhnmwhomakesthemove，whichwouldnothavehappenedineighteenthcenturyengland。thehouyhnhmisbeingprideful，anditisthatpridethatmakeshimunabletoimpressgullivershorse。gulliverimaginesthehorsesaying，sblood，thenotionofcreatingthebarebackedbeastwithananimalwhohadheldmr。Popeonherbackmakesmequeezy。
　　Afinalindicationthatthehouyhnmnsarenotmeanttobetakenseriouslyoccurswhentheleaderofthehouynhmsvisitslilliput，wherehevisitsthefrenchroyalsociety。Hegoesintoaroominwhichascientististryingtoturnwineintowater（itselfapridefulactthatreferstothemarriageatgallilee）。
　　Thescientisthasbeenworkinghardattheexperimentformanyyearswithoutsuccess，whenthehouyhnmnarrivesandimmediatelyknowsthattodo：thecreaturenosoonersteppedthroughthedoorwaythanhestruckuponaplan。slurpingupallthewineinsight，hequicklymadewaterinabucketthatsatnearthedoor。
　　Hehasaccomplishedthescientistsgoal，butthescientistisnothappy，forhislivelihoodhasnowbeendestroyed。Swiftsclearimplicationisthateventhoughthehouyhnhmnsaresmart，theydonotknowhowtousethatknowledgeforthebenefitofsociety，onlyfortheirownpridefulagrandizement。
　　Throughoutgulliverstravels，thehouyhnhmsareshowntobeanidealgonewrong。Thoughtheirintentmighthavebeengood，theydon39；tknowhowtodowhattheywanttodobecausetheyarefilledwithpride。Theymisleadgulliverandtheyevenmisleadthemselves。Thesatireonthemisparticularlywellexplainedbythenewbornhouyhnhmwho，havingjustbeenborn，exclaims，withthissortofentrance，whatmustIexpectfromtherestofmylife！