Character Sketches

Lemuel Gulliver

Lemuel Gulliver, the protagonist and the narrator of the novel, is a learned surgeon by profession and belongs to a middle class family of Nottinghamshire. His character is constantly in a flux and keeps changing as the story proceeds. He is the central character of the novel, but there is nothing heroic or extra-ordinary about him.

He is an inquisitive person and a keen observer, with good memory. He is pragmatic in his approach and refrains from over-reacting at certain instances. He has a natural ability to learn any language. He is adventurous by nature and loves to explore. He takes up several voyages to discover the remote lands around the world. Initially, he is comfortable with mankind but, by the end, he shuts himself away from it.

A man of rational thinking, he courageously refuses to submit to the orders of the king of Lilliput to enslave the Blefuscudians. Besides, he …