Question

2. Why did the soldiers seem much stronger than Gulliver even though they were
much smaller than him​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Gulliver’s Travels was written when England, despite its small size, was rising in power on the basis of its formidable fleet. Its growing military and economic power brought England into contact with new animals, plants, places, and things, and most significantly previously unknown people with radically different modes of existence. The write ‘small-statured’ Lilliputians are a physical incarnation of precisely these kinds of cultural differences.

England in the 17th century became well known for its naval capabilities. The naval strength symbolized prosperity for England because it assured two things, one was military strength and the other was economic power through trade. These two factors greatly boosted England’s status in the international platform and gave birth to its name, ‘the land where the sun never sets’. There was also a growing trend of exploration and discovery, we can see from Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels that the protagonist, Lemuel Gulliver, is seen travelling the world and discovering new and wondrous locations.

Answer 2

Answer:

Unlike Gulliver who was lying all along, the soldiers were all united and followed their leader. It is like an army of ants showing their unified strength against intruders. Besides all the soldiers were armed with arrows and Gulliver was unarmed.