e Tokens to let them know that they might do with me what they pleased" (I, 9). They also tie Gulliver up as if he were a dog, and search his pockets in order to confiscate any weapons, among numerous other actions in which Gulliver placidly succumbs. No matter how respectful Gulliver is, however, it is negated by his lack of shame. By urinating on the queen's palace to put out a fire, he does not realize that he offended the queen immensely, and this is the cause for his impeachment. By making these people small, Swift seems to be criticizing man's petty nature, but Gulliver is oblivious and gullible, treating them as if they are bigger than they actually are. Gulliver's attitude towards the Lilliputians shows that he has respect for humanity, no matter how small, even though the respect is not returned.
             In contrast to the tiny, petty Lilliputians, the Brobdingnagians are huge and unexpectedly docile. Gulliver's expectation when he sees the first Brobdingnagian is rather pessimistic: " For, as human Creatures are observed to be more Savage
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