Gulliver describes his surroundings as a garden with woods and flowers. I wonder if he can appreciate these tiny objects that he can hardly see and smell. He discusses his toilet habits. It's like the reality shows now on TV!
He meets the emperor and is given food to eat. Several men shoot him with arrows but the emperor ties these subjects up and presents them to Gulliver. The emperor is no fool! Gulliver pretends he will eat one of them but then unties all six of them and releases them. Gulliver is no fool either! Did they appreciate his humor?
Now he is given bedding, domestic helpers, tailors, scholars etc. The people discuss what to do with him. Will feeding him produce a famine? Will killing him produce a plague (rotting flesh)? They try to communicate with him. They search his pockets and take the following:
handkerchief, pistol, powder, coins, watch, comb, sword, snuff box etc. He keeps his eye glasses in a secret pocket. He impresses everyone by shooting off his gun. That would command some respect as well as fear.
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Did you know "Don Quixote" was the first novel ever written? I just read that in my "1000 Events that Shape Our Lives." Shakespeare wrote his first play about 4 yrs before "Don Quixote" and they are both listed as important events in history.
Just me, Ant C
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