New Characters:
The Farmer’s Servant: the giant Brobdingnagian, who picks up Gulliver and takes him to his master
The Farmer: Brobdingnagian who exhibits Gulliver as a curiosity
The Farmer’s Wife: at first disgusted by Gulliver as though he were a spider, later sympathetic to him
Glumdalclitch: meaning “little nurse” in Brobdingnagian; the farmer’s daughter, whose pet Gulliver becomes, and who continues to take care of him after he is bought by the Queen of Brobdingnag
Summary
Gulliver sails for India (specifically Surat),...
Source: MAXnotes to Gulliver's Travels, ©2000 Research and Education Association, Inc.. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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