Summary

Chapter 10

One day Master Horse comes to Gulliver, who is content and very happy, and tells him that he must leave Houynhnhnm land. Gulliver faints at this, and when he wakes up Master Horse tells him it’s not anything he has done but simply what he is, a smart Yahoo. Many fear that being smart will cause an uprising among the other Yahoos. Gulliver is given two months to build a boat, so he finds a small island off the coast of Houynhnhnm Land, and then sets sail. Master Horse tells him that he will be very sorry to see Gulliver leave. Gulliver cries when the day for him to go arrives, and he kisses Master Horse’s hoof. It is a teary goodbye for them both.

Analysis

Swift sent out a warning of this with his phrase “Devoted to destruction...