: Well, Ral, I'll see what I can do. First of all, he was not : mentally ill; he was physically ill. He had a disease called : Meniere's Syndrome. its an inner ear disease characterised by : attacks of severe nasuea and disorientation. Sort of like being : violently seasick in the middle of a great earthquake. : Gulliver's Travels is one of the most extended satires in all : literature. Nothing is spared. Not even Gulliver himself. What he : doesn't learn is more important than what he learns. Parts 1 and 2 are : political and cultural satire. Book 3 is scientific satire. Book four is : is philosophical and intellectual satire. I'd suggest some book titles, : but my books are in storage. : : HI IM RAL AND I NEED SOME INFO ON GULLIVERS TRAVELS WHAT WAS SWIFT TALKING ABOUT THE MAN WAS MAD HE IS OVERRATED HE'S NOT EVEN INTERESTING THE GUY WAS A FREAK OF NATURE SO PLEASE SOMEONE HOW FEELS LIKE I DO AND U DO KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT THE STORY HELP ME OUT IM RAL AND IM OUT I'D REALLY APRECIATE IT THANKS AGAIN APRIL 8-98 HONDO TEXAS