about Lilliputian
Gulliver came to this miniature country on a voyage, and met a group of residents whose body size was much smaller than that of humans, and had a strange experience.
In Lilliput, Gulliver's encounter is undoubtedly a wonderful adventure. He was treated as a giant by a group of small people, from the initial curiosity and fear, to the gradual adaptation and integration. The inhabitants of Lilliput have their own social structure and cultural practices, and although their physical size is very different from that of humans, their behavior and way of thinking bear striking similarities to that of humans.
Swift skillfully reveals the ills of human society through Gulliver's experiences in Lilliput. This technique of seeing the big in the small allows readers to have a deeper understanding and reflection on human society in a relaxed and happy reading. For example, the king of Lilliput selected officials through a skipping rope competition, which was undoubtedly a satire on the phenomenon of cronyism and formalism in society at that time. The struggle between the high-heeled party and the low-heeled party is a bitter mockery of partisanship.
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