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"I am interested in making a good case for distortion because I am coming to believe that it is the only way to make people see." Flannery O' Connor

Anaylze how important elements of the work are "distorted" and explain how these distortions contribute to the effectiveness of the work.

I understand the distortion or exaggeration  like the politics and the physical apperances of the characters Gulliver meets. However I don't really see how it contributes to the book.