Gulliver's Travels Character Analysis

The story of Gulliver’s travels begins with a recount of how he was shipwrecked in the ocean and found his way to Lilliput. He woke to find himself tied up and being held captive by a race of people that were tiny. The Lilliputians are humans who are no more than six inches in height but they are pretentious and self-importance. They are mean and nasty, vicious, morally corrupt, hypocritical and deceitful, jealous and envious, filled with greed and ingratitude. To this small race of people gulliver is something that looks like a giant. They treat Gulliver as a curiosity at first, because of his size. Soon the Lilliputians "imprison" him and make him a source of entertainment. We also begin to see what the Lilliputians are like by how they …show more content…
Many if not most of the characters are developed over the course of the book, providing a more indepth view and more information about their character. As readers learn more about the Lilliputians and the way they feel and how their society works, the way that they feel about them can change and normally does. In a way the author makes us as reader make a snap judgement about the people based on stereotypes they provide or we provide. Then as the story progresses and we begin to see the complexity of the characters our attitudes change. It is not until one learns about another that they can honestly judge or characterize …show more content…
They are a satire for how the author views society. To some maybe the Lilliputian's changed and became more likeable and less corrupt and silly, but to me that never happened. We simply saw that although there may be exception and it may not be as harsh it still lies around the edge and septs into their society. I think the fact that gulliver has to fled the island is an example of how they haven’t changed. They see him as expendable and act that way. Anything that doesn’t further their agenda is really needed and people aren’t seen for what they can help with or their skill set but rather how they can further another's plans and way of life. The author does still do an except job of building their characters