Analysis of the Gulliver's Travels

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In Part 1 of Gulliver’s Travels, Gulliver is met with the Lilliputians who are tiny and unwise. These people are unaware of their powerlessness and how puny they are in the face of Gulliver. The Lilliputians are impervious to the fact that Gulliver is much stronger and capable of defeating them if he truly wanted. Somehow, the Lilliputians are symbolic to ignorance and egoism. Even if they see the difference in size between them and Gulliver, they refuse to act in accordance to the implications, and continue to view themselves as greater.
They recognize his huge size, but they do not acknowledge his superiority. They are blind to the fact that they are no match for Gulliver. In the story, the Lilliputians attack Gulliver with their tiny weapons and tie Gulliver up with their ropes, which proves their arrogance and exaggerated sense of power. In reality, it was Gulliver who had the control, and was merely holding himself back because he did not want to frighten the Lilliputians.
This somehow relates to the dynamics between the gullible masses (Gulliver) and the tyrant politician (Lilliputians). The viciousness of politicians in society are symbolized by the Lilliputians who act all mighty, dominant, and so full of themselves, when in...