![]() By emphasizing the six-inch height of the Lilliputians, he graphically diminishes the stature of politicians and indeed the stature of all human nature. Behind the disguise of his narrative, he is satirizing the pettiness of human nature in general and attacking the Whigs in particular. Swift has at least two aims in Gulliver's Travels besides merely telling a good adventure story. Philosophical and Political Background of Gulliver's Travels.
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