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When the ship, Gulliver was traveling on was destroyed in a storm, Gulliver ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he awakes to find that he has been captured by Lilliputians, very small people - approximately six inches in height. Gulliver is treated with compassion and concern. In turn, he helps them solve some of their problems, especially their conflict with their enemy, Blefuscu, an island across the bay from them. Gulliver falls from favour, however, because he refuses to support the Emperor's desire to enslave the Blefuscudians and because he "makes water" to put out a palace fire. Gulliver flees to Blefuscu, where he converts a large war ship to his own use and sets sail from Blefuscu eventually to be rescued at sea by an English merchant ship and returned to his home in England. As he travels as a ship's surgeon, Gulliver and a small crew are sent to find water on an island. Instead they encounter a land of giants. As the crew flees, Gulliver is left behind and captured. Gulliver's captor, a farmer, takes him to the farmer's home where Gulliver is treated kindly, but, of course, curiously. The farmer assigns his daughter, Glumdalclitch, to be Gulliver's keeper, and she cares for Gulliver with great compassion. The farmer takes Gulliver on tour across the countryside, displaying him to onlookers. Eventually, the farmer sells Gulliver to the Queen. At court, Gulliver meets the King, and the two spend many sessions discussing the customs and behaviours of Gulliver's country. In many cases, the King is shocked and chagrined by the selfishness and pettiness that he hears Gulliver describe. Gulliver, on the other hand, defends England. |
"Gulliver falls from favour, however, because he refuses to support the Emperor's desire to enslave the Blefuscudians" means that-
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Gulliver is no longer honoured or accepted by the Emperor of the island of Lilliput, as he refuses to support the Emperor's desire.
The Emperor of the island of Lilliput plans to punish Gulliver and imprison him as he refuses to support the Emperor's desire.
As Gulliver decides to enslave the Blefuscudians, he is punished by the Emperor of Lilliput.
None of these
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Solution
Gulliver is no longer honoured or accepted by the Emperor of the island of Lilliput, as he refuses to support the Emperor's desire.
