How is Gulliver characterized in the text? Consider his biographical background, his personality, his interactions with others, and his narrative style. How does Gulliver present himself? Do his actions line up with his self-presentation? Why or why not?

The Lilliputians often seem to behave as a European society in miniature. In what ways do they reflect some of the social and political norms of Swift’s time? What is the wider significance of their representation in the novel?

Gulliver’s Travels is presented as a first-person travel memoir. How does Swift use and/or parody some of the conventions and tropes associated with the genre? How does Gulliver’s Travels fit into the discourse around travel, exploration, and colonialism current during his time?