In this lesson, you read excerpts from Gulliver’s Travels, part 1 and 2. For this Apply, you will read part 3 as well. This odd tale differs from the others, when Gulliver arrives in a strange land of academics who live on floating islands in the sky.

• Gulliver’s Travels Part III

After you read, develop a one­paragraph response of 250 words or less. Describe the academics in this particular adventure of Gulliver’s. Use two quotes from the story to illustrate their peculiarities. Then, discuss: What are Swift’s criticisms of academics and academia in general?