Gulliver's revelation that people are gross and terrible, he decides to stay with the Houyhnhnms forever. When they won't allow him to stay, he tries to find a deserted island. When he finds a Portuguese ship arriving at his island, he attempts to avoid it and then to jump overboard. When he arrives in England, Gulliver cannot be in the same room with his wife and children because of the way they smell. Gulliver's transformation is complete: he's gone from a pretty friendly guy to a complete, total man-hater.
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