The word lilliputian has become an adjective meaning “very small in size”, or “petty or trivial”. When used as a noun, it means either “a tiny person” or “a person with a narrow outlook, who minds the petty and trivial things.”

The people of Blefuscu, an island northeast of Lilliput, were the enemies of the Lilliputians. The people there were as tiny and mean-spirited as the Lilliputians. Swift meant Blefuscu to represent France, while Lilliput represented England.

At the same time, the Lilliputians fear an invasion from the Island of Blefuscu, which Reldresal calls the “Other Great Empire of the Universe.” He adds that the philosophers of Lilliput do not believe Gulliver’s claim that there are other countries in the world inhabited by other people of his size, preferring to …

Though the war is bitter and violent, the conflict between the nations of Lilliput and Blefuscu started because of an absurd disagreement: Lilliput believes an egg should be broken from the small end, while Belfuscu believes it should be broken from the big end. The two nations had been at war ever since.

Lilliput and Blefuscu represent England and France. The violent conflict between Big-Endians and Little-Endians represents the Protestant Reformation and the centuries of warfare between Catholics and Protestants.

But, by royal edict, the Lilliputians must break their eggs at the little end. There are rebels in Lilliput, Reldresal says, and already 11,000 of them — Big Endians — have been put to death; others have fled to the court of Blefuscu.

So Gulliver’s Travels is a fictional tale masquerading as a true story, yet the very fictionality of the account enables Swift author to reveal what it would not be possible to articulate through a genuine account of the nation.

Reldresal came to him in order to explain the political situation within the country which consisted of the bitter conflicts between the factions known as the High and Low Heels; as well as the threat Lilliput is constantly under from the neighbouring kingdom of Blefuscu.

How did the Council decide to punish Gulliver? They decided to blindfold him and then starve him to death. You just studied 9 terms!

Gulliver’s enemies at court want him to be put to death in various miserable ways, but the Emperor feels bad about just killing Gulliver like that. Flimnap the treasurer tells the Emperor that Gulliver has to die because the cost of feeding him will bankrupt Lilliput.

While on the ground, Gulliver signals to the Lilliputians that he is hungry and thirsty. They placed ladders to his chest and several hundred of the Lilliputians walked to his mouth with baskets of meat.

What does Gulliver do with his penknife? He cuts the strings that the rabble ringleaders were bound with.

35- How could Reldresal talk to Gulliver despite his small size? Gulliver offered to lie down so he could speak to him easily, but he suggested that he stand in gulliver’s hand instead.

Inside the super-secret pocket that Gulliver does not reveal to the Emperor, he has: his glasses, a “pocket perspective” (1.2. 11) (probably a magnifying glass or telescope), and “several other little conveniences” (1.2.

Every morning Gulliver asks the emperor to set him free, but the emperor refuses, saying that Gulliver must be patient. The emperor also orders him to be searched to ensure that he does not have any weapons. In the process, all of his weapons are taken away.

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Gulliver’s large size is the biggest problem the Lilliputians have with him. When he falls asleep on their shores and they come across his huge body, they are naturally terrified. After all, if he is malicious, then he could easily kill them without much effort.

Why did the Lilliputians shoot hundred of arrows at Gulliver? Ans. The Lilliputians shot hundred of arrows at Gulliver when he tried to free himself. They were scared that Gulliver could harm them.

in what condition was gulliver when he woke up on the island of lilliput. When Gulliver woke up, he realised that he could not move his arms or his feet as they had been tied to the ground. His thick, long hair was also tied down in the same way.

Gulliver makes a sign that the boy should be forgiven, and kisses his hand. After dinner, the farmer’s wife lets Gulliver nap in her own bed. When he wakes up he finds two rats attacking him, and he defends himself with his “hanger,” or sword.

Answer. Gulliver reaches Lilliput by swimming ashore after a shipwreck. He wakes up to find himself tied to the ground by his limbs and by his hair, and he quickly discovers that the tiny Lilliputians, “not six inches high,” have made him their prisoner.

Answer. Gulliver fell into deep sleep because his boat had collapsed and he felt so tired..

Ans. One of the little men cried aloud these words ‘Tolgo phonic’. After these words spoken, they started showering arrows into the air which hurt the Gulliver’s left hand. Sooner his left hand was covered with tiny arrows that pricked him like so many needles.

When Gulliver manages to break free from the strings with which he’s been tied down, the Lilliputians run off for a second time. Nevertheless, Gulliver is so overwhelmed by the Lilliputians’ courage and tenacity that he thinks it prudent to lie still and wait until night before making another effort at freeing himself.

Who found Gulliver and where did they take him? Some laborers found him and took him to the farmer for whom they worked.

Answer: When hungry or thirsty, Gulliver learns to put his finger to his lips (he cannot communicate in their language yet). When feeding Gulliver, the Lilliputians put ladders up to his sides; more than a hundred citizens carry food up to his mouth.

The farmer took him to his house and gave him crumbled bread to eat. Soon his one year old son came and grabbed him and put his head into his mouth. Gulliver shouted loudly and the baby dropped him at once. He would have fallen and broken his neck but the farmer’s wife caught him in time.

Why was she quiet? (i) She was afraid to air her opinions. (ii) She hated the noise. (iii) She didn’t like the activity.

Ans. On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth. (d) The farmer’s wife was a kind-hearted woman. Ans.

They crowded into the train and sat down – but nobody wanted to sit next to Hari because he always pinched. When they arrived at the seaside, out jumped all the children with a shout of joy. Down to the sands they raced, hand in hand – but nobody took Hari’s hand. Nobody went near him.