Question

How did Gulliver manage to handle the frog incident? Why do you think he did not want assistance? What does this tell us about him?

Answer 1

Once in Brobdingnag, one of the servants, who filled Gulliver's trough every third day with fresh water, was so careless as to let a huge frog (not perceiving it) slip out of his pail. The frog lay concealed till Gulliver was put into his boat, but then, seeing a resting- place, climbed up, and made it lean so much on one side, that he was forced to balance it with all his weight on the other, to prevent overturning. When the Frog got in, it hopped at once half the length of the boat, and then over Gulliver's head, backward and forward, daubing his face and clothes with its odious slime. The largeness of its features made it appear the most deformed animal that can be conceived. However, Gulliver desired Glumdalclitch to let him deal with it alone. He banged it a good while with one of his sculls, and at last forced it to leap out of the boat. The incident reflects Gulliver's bravery and self-reliance. He was confident that he could manage it without any help.

Answer 2

Explanation:

theGulliver resolved not to trust the princess and the ministers because his ingenuity, his opposition to the Lilliputian King to destroy Blefuscu and his own principles stood firmly to perceive the anti-Gulliver wave amongst the ministers who were jealous of him and wanted him dead. His perception was further verified when Redressal informed him about the conspiracy being hatched against him and the charges he was accused of. Gulliver, therefore, planned to go to Blefuscu for which he already had the permission of the Lilliputian king. So, he was able to get an escape route from Lilliput. Moreover, earlier Gulliver described how the selection of ministers was based on their skill at rope-walking and not any administrative abilities speaks indicates a clear understanding about their inefficiency. It was but natural that they didn't want Gulliver to help the kind in administrative matters. 

Similarly, the queen was also offended ever since Gulliver urinated to put off the fire in her palace and wanted to avenge on him. 

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