Question

describe the reason for the enmity between the Lilliput and Blefuscu in the novel ' Gulliver's travels'

Answer 1

The reason behind the enmity between Lilliput and Blefuscu in the novel ' Gulliver's travels' was an absurd disagreement about the manner of breaking an egg.

Explanation: In the novel Gulliver's travels, the conflict between the two nations, Lilliput and Blefscu is due to a disagreement about the method of breaking eggs.

• Lilliput believed that an egg should be broken from the small end whereas Belfuscu believed that it should be broken from the big end
• The two nations had been at war because of this absurd difference of opinion.