In “Chapter One” we are introduced to the narrator. We learn where he went to college that he is married and some of his past history about his father. We also learn that he gets shipwrecked on an island and whenever he wakes up he is surrounded by little people. This people have tied him down and he is unable to move. Throughout a period of time they feed him, and bring him to meet the emperor. In my opinion i feel like he could escape at anytime ,but he is choosing not too. Through out part one Gulliver is chained up in his room, although the Lilliput’s take very good care of him , everyday he asks them to release him. They inform him that he must wait and be patient. Finally, he is let free and after he regains his freedom he travels to Milendo, he is asked to do this by the emperor who wants to him to see the magnificence of his castle. After a while Reldresal comes to him and talks to him about the history between them and Blefuscu. He asks Gulliver to help protect Lilliput. After this Gulliver begins spying upon Blefuscu to come up with a war plan against them. Gulliver attacks their ships and pulls them back to Lilliput. Gulliver is then labeled as the hero over Lilliput. A couple weeks later Blefuscu surrender. Gulliver is asked to visit Blefuscu and the emperor allows it. Then Gulliver begins to tell us more about Lilliput and how all of their animals and plants are sized down to them and how that they are very well educated. They also believe that the earth is flat and they bury their dead with their heads facing downward because they feel they will rise again one day ,but the better educated ones do not believe in this custom anymore. The children are not raised by their parents, but by the entire town. The schools that the children attend depend upon their parents place within the kingdom. Time then passes and we learn that Gulliver is charged with treason by some enemies within the government , right before he is set to leave for Blefuscu. He is charged with public urination and refusing to seize the rest of the enemies warships. He was sentenced to execution and he tries to talk to Reldresal to shrink his sentenced to maybe only putting his eyes out. They agree to this and to slowly starve him to death. Three days later he spots a boat that is big enough for him and he asks the emperor of Blefuscu to fix it up for him. The emperor of Blefuscu sends a letter to Lilliput informing them that he will be leaving both their kingdoms soon. After a month the boat is finally repaired and Guliver sets sail back to England and when he finally arrives he begins making a living off of showing mini animals he put in his pockets before he set sail.
There is Political Satire within this Chapter, we learn from the very beginning that there is some similarity between Chapter 1 and what is going on within foreign policy of England at this time. At this point in time England was in the middle of recolonization with other countries. England is very small, but it is strong because of it’s “formidable feet”, just like the little men within the story. Also, Lilliput’s generals or people of higher power are elected by their rope dancing , while in the British government they would be asked to do tasks almost like “jumping through hoops”. Also, The High Heels and The Low Heels also relate to the Whigs and the Tories in Europe at the time, while Lilliput and Blefuscu are like England and France at the time. Another thing is that the Big Endians and Little Endians are like the Catholics and Protestants within the Protestant Reformation. Many of the customs that we learn about within part one and are much like many of the Political customs that are being held within the European countries within this time period.
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