Question

Describe the laws and customs of lilliput

Answer 1

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They do not read left to right (like in English), right to left (like in Arabic), nor up and down (like in Chinese or Japanese). Instead, they write diagonally across the page.

The Lilliputians bury their dead head down. They think that the Earth is flat and that, at the end of the world, it will be flipped over and all of their people will be brought back to life.

Once this happens, head down will actually be right side up.If someone in Lilliput accuses someone else of crimes against the state, these charges are taken very seriously.

On the other hand, if it turns out that the accused person is innocent, then the accuser is executed and the accused person gets a money reward from the emperor.

In fact, lying and fraud are considered worse crimes than theft in Lilliput, and they nearly always result in execution for the criminal.

Gulliver points out that our criminal justice system is totally based on punishment – you commit a crime, you get thrown in jail or whatever – but in Lilliput, there is a balance of punishment and reward.

Answer 2

Heya folk!!

There are quite a few strange customs and laws in Lilliput. Here are a few:

-They write from one corner of the page to the other, “like the ladies in England.”

-The dead are buried with their heads pointing directly downward. The Lilliputians believed the world was flat hence the dead will rise again when the Earth is upside down.

-Anyone who falsely accuses someone else of a crime against the state is put to death.

-Children are raised not by individual parents but by the kingdom as a whole. Parents see their children only twice a year.

Hope this helps! Cheers!!