Compare and contrast the King of Lilliput and the King of Brobdingnag.
PremiumCompare and contrast the King of Lilliput and the King of Brobdingnag Gulliver s Travels is a famous book by Jonathan Swift - In the earlier parts of this text Swift tells the stories of Gulliver in two lands One is Lilliput and the other is Brobdingnag The kings of these two lands are very different One is proud cruel and selfish The other is kind fair and wise Through them Swift shows two sides of power He uses this to criticise the bad sides of English politics and to praise good rulers Pride Vs Humility The King of Lilliput is proud He is only six inches tall but his pride is huge He thinks he is very great and wants to rule the whole world He orders Gulliver to attack Blefuscu just to show his power He desires to make it a province of Lilliput and become the Sole