Question

Briefly describe Gulliver character based on his experience with the lilliputians and blefuscudians

Answer 1

Lemuel Gulliver is a great adventurous traveler, who is always on the move. He cannot afford to stay idle for a long time. He is a man who is prepared to meet the unexpected at any time. Gulliver is quite polite and amiable. His ability to adapt is remarkable. Any new land he finds himself, he adapts himself to the situation. For example in the country of Lilliput, he adapts to their life style. He tries his level best to please the Emperor and the Lilliputians. However, they hatch a conspiracy against them, which he comes to know from a friendly lord at the Emperor's court. He could easily have destroyed the kingdom of Lilliput, but he decided to leave it secretly. Gulliver had the knack of befriending almost any stranger. His ability to learn any language always proved his strength. His diplomatic skills helped him take refuge at Blefuscu; he had made up his mind to leave the land of Blefuscu; he stayed there only till he had made all the preparations to travel to his home country Fortunately, he finds an upturned boat near a beach and with the help of Blefuscudians he repairs it. He was a great practical man. His survival instincts and tactics are commendable.

Answer 2

Gulliver's character is based on his experience with the Lilliputians and Blefuscudians

• In the story, "Gulliver’s Travels" written by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver is the narrator and protagonist of the story.
• Although Lemuel Gulliver’s striking and comprehensive style of narration creates it clear that he is creative and well-nurtured, his awareness is naïve and susceptible.
• He has almost no personal life or at least no understanding of it, and his statements are precisely factual.
• Indeed, occasionally his preoccupation with the evidence of navigation, for instance, comes to be severe for us, as his fictional columnist, Richard Sympson, prepares clear when he clarifies having had to cut out almost half of Gulliver’s wording.
• Gulliver never believes that the stupidities he experiences are fun and never brings about the satiric relations between the lands he visits and his own residence.
• Gulliver’s naïveté creates the satire feasible, as we pick up on stuff that Gulliver does not notice.
• Lemuel Gulliver is a considerably courageous traveller, who is always on the move. He cannot afford to keep up idle for a long time.
• He is a man who is ready to meet the surprise at any time.
• In the country of Lilliput, he adapts to their life mode. He strives his level best to gratify the Emperor and the Lilliputians.
• His prudent abilities helped him take refuge at Blefuscu; he had composed his sense to leave the land of Blefuscu; he dwelled there only till he had given rise to all the practices to travel to his home country.

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