In Gulliver's Travels, Part one, Lemuel Gulliver begins the novel with background information about his family

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was born to a poor family of seven and, as a teenager, he was sent to London to be a surgeon's apprentice. This is when h
navigational skills and an interest in travel under a man named James Bates. For three years he served as a surgeon on th
Swallow. Following that he marries Mary Burton and becomes a London doctor. After his business fails he goes back to se
for six years. He then decides to take one last trip on the ship called Antelope.

The Antelope hits a violent storm and crew members die. Few escape the sinking ship and soon all separate. Gulliver finds
safely to shore and passes out. He awakes to surprisingly find himself tied to the ground by thread. He soon discovers that
miniature humans have captured him. He tries to escape but soon finds himself viciously attacked by the people with arrow
in response, and watches as they build a stage for a little person to speak to him on. However he cannot understand the pe
language.

The people realize he is hungry and thirsty and provide both for him. He thinks of attacking the people but feels grateful for
hospitality ad admires their bravery. The people decide to bring him to their capital city by dragging him on a board on 22 w
takes 900 of the little men to carry him. Once they arrive, his leg is tied to a temple and he only has the freedom to move ar
inside the building.

In chapter two, after the Lilliputians chain Gulliver to the building, Gulliver is finally allowed to stand up and view the entire c
which he the finds out is beautiful. The emperor visits on horseback from his tower and orders his servants to give Gulliver
drink. Although they cannot understand each other, they still try to communicate. So Gulliver tries to speak every language
but is still unsuccessful. Gulliver is then left alone with a group of soldiers guarding him, but some try to shoot arrows at him
brigadier, as punishment, ties up six of the soldiers and places them in Gullivers hand. Gulliver puts all soldiers in his pocke
one. Gulliver pretends he is going to eat this soldier but instead the soldier cuts loose Gullivers ropes. Gulliver then sets the
with the other five.

Since Gulliver treated the six offending soldiers so kindly, the emperor and his court decide to respond with kindness as we
supply him with large amounts of food and make him clothes. Every morning Gulliver asks the emperor to set him free, but
refuses, saying that Gulliver must be patient. Gulliver also agrees to the Lilliputians to search him of any weapons. After tw
bed of 600 smaller beds were sewn together for Gulliver to sleep on. The news on Gulliver spread quickly throughout the k
Meanwhile, the government tries to decide what to do with him. They are concerned that he might break loose, or that he w
to cause a famine. Some suggest to starve or shoot him in the face to kill him, but they would then be left with huge problem
because it would leave them with a giant corpse and a large health risk.

Through chapter three of the sequence, Gulliver has slowly been gaining the Lilliputians trust and thinks he will soon be set
take care of him and entertain him. The entertainment is also an audition for governmental positions. They walk on ropes tw
ground. Gulliver invites horsemen to exercise on a platform of sticks and a handkerchief on which he built after realizing ho
it was. He poses like a giant statue for the troops to march under.

After awhile and some petitioning by Gulliver, the Lilliputians decide to set him free. Before he is let go he had to agree to h
Lilliputians in time of war, check land area around them in time of war, help build, and help send important messages. He a
was released from the chains.

In chapter four, Gulliver is released from captivity and goes to the capital city of Lilliput, called Mildenda. After staying there
weeks, a government official, named Reldresal, comes to see him. Reldresal explains to Gulliver that a rebel group within t
of Lilliput as well as a foreign empire threaten the kingdom. He explains to Gulliver that the rebel group exists because the
divided into two sections, called Trameckscan and Slameckscan. The two groups are distinguished by the height of their he
are the High-heels and there are the Low-heels. Reldresal also explains to Gulliver that the Lilliputians are in fear of an inva
island of Blefuscu. Reldresal calls Blefuscu the Other great empire of the universe and describes the history and conflict be
two nations to Gulliver. At the end of it all, Gulliver is asked to help defend Lilliput against its enemies. He does not feel that
place, but he offers his services to the emperor anyway.

Gulliver, in chapter five, goes to Blefuscu and makes a plan. He uses iron and cable to make hooks and he attaches their s
another and pulls them back to Lilliput. He is greeted as a hero. But then people begin to turn against him when he would n
He did not want to encourage injustice. He felt the conflict between the kingdoms were meaningless. Three weeks later, Ble
surrenders to Lilliput. However, the Blefuscus also ask Gulliver to visit their kingdom. Gulliver becomes a person of high ran
called a Nardac. He no longer has to perform all of the duties assigned to him in his contract, but he is used to put out a fire
emperors wifes bedroom by urinating on it.

In chapter six, Gulliver describes in detail the ways of the people and everything else in Lilliput. He notices how everything
proportional to themselves including the plants and animals. Even their eyesight is scaled to their size. He talks of how they
educated but write diagonally on paper. Gulliver also talks about their funeral rituals as well as their criminal system. He is i
how they persecute people for committing fraud and treason. Those people recieved the worst sentences of capital punishm
death. He also compliments their education system and their socialist economic society which cater to good of the overall c
rather than individual rights or freedom.

Into chapter seven, Gulliver prepares to leave Lilliput but is so interested in their practices. Before he leaves to Blefuscu, he
being charged with treason by enemies in the government. He is told that his sentence is to have his eyes taken out and st
death. In fear of his near sentence, Gulliver quickly leaves off to Blefuscu.

Gulliver finds a boat of his size in the water. He requests help from the Blefuscu emperor to help repair it. The Lilliputians se
of Gullivers wanting to the emperor of Blefuscu but the emperor denies the request and tells them Gulliver is departing. He
about a month of work on the boat and arrives back in London. There he makes profits off of stolen miniature animals he to
pockets from Blefuscu.