Why do you think Gulliver calls the little people courageous?

Anglo-Irish author(1667€“1745) has long been
famous for his clever . In Gullivers Travels, Swift
not only tells a fantastical and entertaining tale of imaginary places and people but also pokes
fun at theof travel stories as well as human nature itself.

You can find the
answer to your question, Why do you think Gulliver called the little people courageous? in the
first chapter (within Part 1) of Gullivers Travels, which is entitled A
Voyage to Lilliput. I will provide a little background to help you. As the chapter opens,
Gulliver, who narrates the story, describes his background and how he comes to be at sea. He
tells us that he survives a shipwreck, makes his way to shore, and falls asleep on soft, short
grass.

Upon awakening, Gulliver finds himself tied up by human creatures
not six inches high, the Lilliputians. As he interacts with these little people, two unspoken
rules come into play. The first is an implied sense of honor in how he does not react to the
Lilliputians in a violent way, though he could easily harm them through his great advantage in
size. The second unspoken rule is that of hospitality, which becomes evident in how generously
the Lilliputians respond to his need for food.

Gulliver admits that the idea
of crushing a hoard of Lilliputians does cross his mind, but explains that he wishes to respect
the sense of trust that the little people place in him. He describes how impressed he is with
the courage of the Lilliputians in the following sentence:

However, in my thoughts, I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these
diminutive mortals, who durst venture to mount and walk upon my body while one of my hands was
at liberty without trembling at the very sight of so prodigious a creature as I must appear to
them.

Please note that intrepidity is a noun similar in
meaning to courage. The word diminutive is an adjective that means small, and durst is
an old-fashioned form of dared. Gulliver describes himself as prodigious, which in this
instance means impressively big.