Swift's Three Worlds In his book Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift presents his realistic style through a narrative that has three levels of depth. The first level of narration is that of Gulliver's story through his own eyes. The story reads like a personal travelogue, starting with the birth and upbringing of the narrator, and details the places he has traveled to. "My Father had a small Estate in Nottinghamshire; I was the Third of Five …showed first 75 words of 733 total…

…showed last 75 words of 733 total…real and fantastical aspects of the story. If he were to write the story as completely as a fantasy, it would be hard for the reader to take it seriously or see the parallels it forms with the real-world. Therefore, he carefully strikes a balance in his writing style. He supplies enough realism by way of a travelogue like form and attention to detail, which both help the reader see it as a grand satire.