Gulliver's boat encounters a storm that wrecks it on the shores of Houyhnhnm Land. Unable to repair the damage, he becomes stranded in this new land.
The Houyhnhnms, upon hearing Gulliver's account of humanity, decide that he is a Yahoo (a term they use to describe humans) and they consider him a dangerous, irrational being. They ultimately decide to exile Gulliver from their society in order to prevent him from corrupting their way of life.
a characterization of the Houyhnhnm's society and their way of life, contrasting it with human society and highlighting the critique on human behavior in Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels".
In Gulliver's Travels they thought he was a yahoo at first.
Gulliver, in "Gulliver's Travels," tries to hide his body from the Houyhnhnm because he is ashamed of his physical appearance compared to the Houyhnhnms. The Houyhnhnms are a race of rational horses who value cleanliness and modesty, so Gulliver seeks to conform to their standards to avoid being seen as repulsive.
Yahoo
A Yahoo is a legendary being in the novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift.
Yahoo! Inc. was named after the term "Yahoo" from Jonathan Swift's book "Gulliver's Travels." Swift used the word Yahoo to represent a brutish and uncivilized creature, which the company founders felt resonated with the internet at the time.
He is making a point about the ugly side of human nature.
The fictional character in Gulliver's Travels is Lemuel Gulliver, not a company. He is a surgeon and sea captain who embarks on several adventures to different fantastical lands.
In Gulliver's travels, the Houyhnhnms conducted society based on reason, logic, and harmony. They valued honesty, mutual respect, and prioritized the greater good of the community over individual interests. Their society was characterized by order, peace, and an absence of conflict due to their rational and pragmatic approach to governance.
The uncouth savages in Gulliver's Travels are called the Yahoos. They are depicted as wild, irrational beings who represent the worst aspects of human nature.