Question

Read the selection below from Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift and answer the question that follows.



Chapter III

THE AUTHOR DIVERTS THE EMPEROR, AND HIS NOBILITY OF BOTH SEXES, IN A VERY UNCOMMON MANNER—THE DIVERSIONS OF THE COURT OF LILLIPUT DESCRIBED—THE AUTHOR HAS HIS LIBERTY GRANTED HIM, UPON CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

My gentleness and good behavior had gained so far on the emperor and his court, and indeed upon the army and people in general, that I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a short time. I took all possible methods to cultivate this favorable disposition. The natives came by degrees to be less apprehensive of any danger from me. I would sometimes lie down and let five or six of them dance on my hand . . . .



Based on the passage above, how would you characterize the motives of the narrator?

The narrator is laying the groundwork for multiple religious conversions.
The narrator hopes to be able to conquer these people.
The narrator foresees a rich future coming to him after his book is published.
The narrator wants to establish relationships with people from another land.

Answer 1

Narrator has motives to conquer those people. He was in a kingdom and was helpless there. If he have to live there without any harm to himself, he has to show his gentleness and humbleness to those people. This would have helped him to conquer the trust and heart of people of that kingdom.  He has to become free soon so it was important to share with them his miserable condition.

Answer 2

Answer:

The narrator wants to establish relationships with people from another land.

Explanation: