Gulliver's Travels

What is the main conflict in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift?

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Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift begins with the protagonist, Gulliver as he sets out for an adventure. He is a surgeon from England who has a taste for adventure, and sets out to find and observe cultures. On his first voyage a storm knocks his lifeboat over and he is the only one to make it to shore. There he is held captive by the Lilliputian people who are only around six inches tall. Eventually Gulliver makes friends and agrees to help them in exchange for his freedom. He takes down the rival town’s military and makes peace with them. The Lilliputian leader wants them killed and when Gulliver won’t do it he is accused of treason. Eventually the leader cools off and Gulliver is fine but eventually has to leave because he is going to be killed and he is taxing the small country too much with his eating habits.