English Honors 491: Utopias & Dystopias
Dr. Morillo
First Paper Assignment
Due Monday, Feb. 8, in class, at the start of class, printed out on paper
5 full pages. Double-spaced printed/typed. Standard margins.
Using your reading of Book IV of Gulliver's Travels, and your knowledge of Plato's Republic, argue for whether Swift's land of the Houyhnmhnms is best classified as a utopia, a dystopia, or needs a different classification entirely.