Gulliver
arrives at Lilliput only after enduring a harrowing ordeal. After his ship is blown off course,
it crashes on a rock and is soon completely overtaken by the waves. Gulliver seems to be the
only survivor and has to swim for a nearly impossible distance before he finally comes upon the
apparent safety of a small island. He is understandably exhausted after his fight for survival
and falls asleep almost immediately after reaching dry land.
When he awakens,
he realizes that he has been captured and imprisoned by a race of miniature people no more than
six inches in height on average. He realizes this because his limbs and hair have been bound to
the ground. When he escapes with relative ease, the Lilliputians attempt to attack him with
arrows, which are much too small to do any real damage.
The Lilliputians are
hostile toward Gulliver due to the fear of his size. However, after treating with him, they
realize that he means no harm and welcome him as a guest. The majority of the population retains
an animosity about the danger of Gulliver's size, and they eventually turn on him after he puts
out a fire by urinating on it. This is because to the pedantic civilization of Lilliput,
urinating in certain areas, regardless of circumstance, is considered
high-treason.
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